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Increasing funding to school districts November 3, 2026 ballot

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Reported, not official

Passed, the Sahan Journal reported.

Sahan Journal, “Minnesota voters approve school funding boost without raising taxes”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.We do not call questions. The State Canvassing Board certifies the result on November 19.

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Nov 3 Votes were cast and countedBy Nov 11 Counties double-check their countsNov 19 Minnesota makes it officialHow results become official
Nov 3: Votes were cast and counted. Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
By Nov 11: Counties double-check their counts. The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
Nov 19: Minnesota makes it official. The State Canvassing Board certifies the result. The result appears on this page that day.

Minnesota Increasing funding to school districts is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ballot question: Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the permanent school fund, which is a fund that supports school districts without raising individual income or property taxes, effective July 1, 2027? Authorized by 2026 Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 114. Failure to vote on a constitutional amendment has the same effect as voting no.

As of November 3, 2026, the Sahan Journal reported that Minnesota Increasing funding to school districts passed; the result is unofficial until Minnesota certifies it on November 19.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote Supports amending article XI, section 8 of the Minnesota Constitution to increase funding to all school districts from the permanent school fund, effective July 1, 2027.
A NO vote Keeps the permanent school fund provisions as they are. Leaving the question blank counts the same as a no vote.
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Ballot question: Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to increase the funding going to all school districts from the permanent school fund, which is a fund that supports school districts without raising individual income or property taxes, effective July 1, 2027? Authorized by 2026 Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 114. Failure to vote on a constitutional amendment has the same effect as voting no.

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How it reached the ballot

Increasing funding to school districts reached the Minnesota ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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