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  MN Amendment 1 (Same-Sex Marriage Ban)
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Parents > United States > Minnesota > Referendums > 2012 Initiatives > Gay Marriage Ban
OfficeConstitutional Amendment
HonorificConstitutional Amendment - Abbr:
Type Referendum
Filing Deadline June 01, 2011 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End December 31, 2999 - 12:00pm
Turnout 55.63% Total Population
ContributorThe Sunset Provision
Last ModifiedRBH January 10, 2019 01:29am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Blank votes counted towards no votes.
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
05/23/2011 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
No 16 1 ----
Yes 15 2 ----
Leaning Call: Yes (51.35%)
Weighted Call: Yes (60.11%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/02/2011 11/03/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name No Yes Blank/Scattering  
PartyNO YES No Party Affiliation  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,510,434 (51.19%) 1,399,916 (47.44%) 40,430 (1.37%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -110,518 (-3.75%) -1,470,004 (-49.82%)  
Predict Avg.49.42% 49.25% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2011 00/00/2011 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (15 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg52.12%-- 41.51%-- 0.00%--  
Public Policy Polling 
11/02/12-11/03/12		 52.00% 3.0 45.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/23/12-10/25/12		 48.00% 1.0 47.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Saint Cloud State University 
10/15/12-10/21/12		 49.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% --
Saint Cloud State University 
10/15/12-10/21/12		 51.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/12/12-10/14/12		 46.00% 3.0 47.00% 3.0 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/05/12-10/08/12		 49.00% 2.0 46.00% 2.0 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D KeystoneProgressive
BEER WSNJ
D samir7243_ATL
R Lynne Osterman
DFL Tina Liebling
D Tarryl L. Clark
I smm
D Campari_007
DFL Garrison Keillor 🔗
DFL Mark Dayton
IS Sesel
LBT Smart
D COSDem
? Jesse Ventura 🔗
D Amy Klobuchar 🔗
LBT Jed
DFL JC42
  Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
R CincinnatiReds1990
  Episcopal Church in Minnesota
SNP Progressive Scot
R Wheelock Whitney 🔗
R John Kriesel 🔗
D Crimson
D jncca
R Miro
Rødt Jompa89
IndP 6921
D Barack Obama 🔗
G BR_Green
G Green Party
LBT Libertarian Party
DFL Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
MNI MN Independence Party
IND Monsieur
LBR Old LW
D Bob
D Mr. Matt
REFS Servo
D Penguin
D Brandonius Maximus
D RP
R Scott³
D areck2011
D La Fayette
D John
D Jason
D Homegrown Democrat
Laf-W Craverguy
D Al Franken 🔗
R Bensq1
R Minnesota Populist
I Paul
R Michele Bachmann
AENM Angry Russian
R Republican Party
R Maryland Republican
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R Yankee fan
 


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/15/2012 No vs Yes TVAd Issue eng Chris Kluwe: "Not What America Stands For"   00:01:49 Progressive Scot 
10/11/2012 No TVAd Issue eng Land of the Free  00:00:31 Jason 
10/08/2012 No TVAd Issue eng Everything You Need to Know to Vote Absentee  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
10/08/2012 No TVAd Biography eng Love Your Neighbor as Yourself  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
10/05/2012 No TVAd Issue eng Real Minnesotans Voting No: Al & Franni Franklin  00:01:55 Progressive Scot 
09/20/2012 No TVAd Biography eng Pretty Simple  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
09/14/2012 No TVAd Biography eng Kim & John  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
09/14/2012 No TVAd Biography eng Real Minnesotans Voting No: Terry & Jesse Ventura  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
09/03/2012 No TVAd Biography eng Know to Vote NO on the MN Marriage Amendment - Project Know  00:00:30 Progressive Scot 
08/02/2012 No Web Only Ad Issue eng No Joke  00:00:42 Homegrown Democrat 

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