Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda (Secretary of State, Elections and Administration)

Jimin Han filed this request with the Secretary of State, Elections and Administration of Minnesota.
Multi Request Data Request for Local Ballot Initiatives/Referenda
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From: Jimin Han

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting data on local ballot initiatives/referenda that took place in the state since 1972. Specifically, I need the following information to be included in the data.

1. Text of the ballot initiative/referendum
2. Local government where the election took place.
3. County where the local government is located
4. Election date
5. Result of election (votes for, votes against, pass/fail)
6. Threshold to pass (50%, two-thirds, etc)

This website from California provides a good example of the type of data I am requesting:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/election-data/resource/67e83a65-2b55-41ec-9420-b33b666d4711

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Jimin Han

From: Secretary of State, Elections and Administration

Dear Jimin,

You may access information regarding past local ballot initiatives/referenda here: Minnesota Secretary Of State - Election Results<https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/>. Additional information may be located at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, which is linked in that page.

Please note that not all local ballot initiatives or referenda are reported to the Office of the Secretary of State and so we do not have data on all of those matters.

Respectfully,

Justin R. Erickson
Deputy General Counsel
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Office of Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve Simon
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Website: www.sos.mn.gov<http://www.sos.mn.gov/>

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