Minnesota Amendment 1
Minnesota Amendment 1 was a popular initiative in Minnesota. Its goal was to ban same-sex marriage in the state constitution. The referendum took place on the same day as the 2012 presidential election . The initiative was rejected by the voters with 51.90 percent of the votes cast.
Election results in Minnesota counties (green: for; red: against)
Result
| choice | be right | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
|
1,510,368 | 51.90 |
| Yes | 1,399,676 | 48.10 |
| Valid votes | 2,910,041 | 98.63 |
| Invalid votes | 40,398 | 1.37 |
| Votes cast | 2,950,780 | 100.00 |
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