Voters will have the following constitutional amendment ballot instructions and question on their ballot on November 5, 2024. A "no" vote opposed this ballot measure, thus ending the dedication of revenue from the state-operated lottery on December 31, 2024. Contents.Browse the Constitution Annotated. Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment. For more information, contact court administration or call the Minnesota State Law Library at 651-297-7651. The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution. On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Tyler v. Civil Penalties, Like Tax Sales, Implicate the Excessive Fines Clause. This local union shall be affiliated with Minnesota Council Number 5 of the. Failure to vote on a constitutional amendment will have the same effect as voting no on the amendment.