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Coalition releases poll showing broad support for Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment, aims for 2026 ballot
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A statewide coalition backing an expanded Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment released polling showing 67% would vote yes and said it will push to put the measure before voters in 2026, stressing the language explicitly protects reproductive and LGBTQ rights at the state level.
A coalition backing a proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment released new statewide polling and said Friday it will press lawmakers to put the measure before voters in 2026.
"Let's be crystal clear, Minnesotans want the ERA," said Megan Peterson, executive director of Gender Justice, citing a poll the coalition said was conducted Jan. 23–27 that found two-thirds of Minnesotans (67%) would vote yes on an inclusive equal rights amendment and that 55% of voters support placing the amendment on the ballot next year.
The amendment would add an explicit equal-protection guarantee to the Minnesota Constitution, advocates said, and its backers argue the language is broadened to protect reproductive rights, gender identity and LGBTQ protections at the state level…
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