Minnesota Election Trends Project

November 5, 1996

School Referendum

Proposal to extend the excess property tax levy 5 more years (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	7437	4459
2	8278	2343
3	4717	3127
4	6240	4148
5	5441	1939
6	5345	1590
7	10,584	3907
8	6873	2429
9	8686	3237
10	10,223	2936
11	10,383	4607
12	9531	4895
13	12,253	5121
Total	105,991	44,738

Referendum adopted.

Referendum 143

Proposal to eliminate staggered terms for the City Council (51% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	6226	5102
2	5311	4649
3	4457	3082
4	5946	4026
5	4363	2717
6	3798	2779
7	6739	6926
8	5259	3716
9	6223	5050
10	6540	5805
11	7269	6926
12	7365	6333
13	7717	8649
Total	77,213	65,760

Referendum approved.

Referendum 144

Proposal to allow any restaurant with at least 70% food sales to apply for wine and beer licenses (removed the requirement that restaurants with these licenses be in commercial districts of at least 7 acres (55% needed for passage).

Ward	For	Against
1	8005	3774
2	7849	2816
3	5172	2613
4	6565	3700
5	5075	2265
6	4997	1941
7	11,212	3222
8	6114	3151
9	8009	3693
10	10,303	2729
11	10,977	3768
12	9591	4552
13	12,963	4258
Total	106,832	42,842

Referendum approved.