Missouri Amendment 1, Election of Charter County Assessors Measure (2010)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 2, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to require county assessor positions in charter counties to be elected, except in counties with populations between 600,001 and 699,999. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to require county assessor positions in charter counties to be elected. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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1,360,556 | 74.12% | ||
| No | 475,000 | 25.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Official Ballot Title Constitutional Amendment 1 [Proposed by the 95th General Assembly (First Regular Session) SJR 5] Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to require the office of county assessor to be an elected position in all counties with a charter form of government, except counties with a population between 600,001-699,999? It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to require that assessors in charter counties be elected officers. This proposal will affect St. Louis County and any county that adopts a charter form of government. The exception is for a county that has between 600,001-699,999 residents, which currently is only Jackson County. A “no” vote will not change the current requirement for charter counties. If passed, this measure will not have an impact on taxes. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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