Missouri 2008 citizen initiatives

This table shows all citizen initiatives proposed for Missouri's 2008 ballot. This list includes proposals which have since failed to achieve ballot status.

See also

• List of Missouri ballot measures
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Missouri
• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Missouri

In the table below:

• "CICA" stands for citizen-initiated constitutional amendment
• "CSS" stands for a citizen-initiated state statute
• "CR" stands for a citizen referendum

For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively referred measures, go to Missouri 2008 ballot measures.

2008

Year	Type	Initiative Title	Subject Matter	Description	Status
2008	CSS	Prevention of Coerced and Unsafe Abortion Act	Abortion	Would only allow abortions when doctors certify that a woman would die or suffer irreversible disability if she did not have an abortion.	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CICA	Eminent Domain Initiative Amendment to Article I	Eminent Domain	Prohibit the government from taking private property, via eminent domain, for private use	Filed signatures; awaiting certification
2008	CICA	Eminent Domain Initiative Amendment to Article VI	Eminent Domain	Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire and resell property found to be blighted, substandard, or unsanitary	Filed signatures; awaiting certification
2008	CICA	501(c)(3) charitable contribution tax credit initiative	tax credit	Provide a 50% tax credit for contributions or donations made by individuals or corporations to not-for-profit corporations, organizations, or foundations	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CSS	Initiative to lower drinking age	Alcohol deregulation	Lower the legal age for drinking and any and all handling of alcohol from 21 to 18, and revise all related laws accordingly	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CICA	Civil Rights Initiative	Affirmative action	Ban discrimination or preferential treatment against any individual or group in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CICA	Paper Ballot Initiative	Election reform	Require the use of paper ballots, limit each precinct to a maximum of 600 voters, mandate permanent retention of all ballots cast, for public availability	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CICA	Limitation of Stem Cell Research/Cloning	Stem cells	Expands ban of human cloning	Abandoned due to litigation
2008	CSS	Medicaid Reinstated Initiative	Healthcare	Return Medicaid coverage and eligibility requirement back to 2005 status	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CSS	Renew Missouri	Business Regulations	Requires utility companies to use an increased amount on renewable energy	Filed signatures; awaiting certification
2008	CSS	Missouri Home Care	Healthcare	Creates a Missouri Quality Homecare Council to recruiting, training, and stabilizing the home care workforce	Filed signatures; awaiting certification
2008	CICA	Corporate Tax Credits	Tax reform	Limits the authority of the General Assembly to issue new corporate tax credits or deductions in a fiscal year to no more than the amount currently allowed for tax or fee increases without voter approval	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CSS	Schools First Initiative	Gaming Taxes & School Funding	Provides new revenues for schools by increasing the state tax on casinos to 21% and eliminating Missouri's current $500 loss limit for individual gambling losses	Filed signatures; awaiting certification
2008	CSS	Paycheck Protection	Union dues	Would require employers to receive express written permission every year from employees prior to deducting or facilitating the deduction of moneys from any paycheck on behalf of an entity to support or oppose initiatives, referenda, other public policy issues, candidates or political parties	Failed to submit signatures
2008	CICA	Nonpartisan selection of judges	Judicial reform	Judges would appointed by the Governor	Failed to submit signatures

For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively referred measures, go to Missouri 2008 ballot measures.

External links

• Missouri state web site: ballot measures approved for circulation