"For almost forty years aliens who had declared their intention to become citizens voted under the same terms as citizens (even though this provision had been roundly criticized in Congress when it reluctantly approved the state's constitution). An 1898 amendment withdrawing the privilege passed by a low vote and, according to William Anderson* and Albert Lobb, A History of the Constitution of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, 1921, page 180, disenfranchised over 84,000 previous voters." Betty Kane, Amending our state constitution: Continuity Through Ordered Change, 1981

*Anderson, William A. (1873-1954) of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Adams County, Wis., October 19, 1873. Mayor of Minneapolis, Minn., 1931-33; candidate for justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1934; state court judge, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Woodmen. Died December 12, 1954. Burial location unknown. (The Political Graveyard)