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Portal:Ballot measures in Missouri
From Ballotpedia
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Ballot measures
Lists
- List of Missouri ballot measures
- 2010 • 2012
- 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008
- 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999
- 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988
- 1974 • 1976 • 1978
- 1955 • 1959
- 1940 • 1944
- 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938
- 1920 • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928
- 1910 • 1912 • 1914
Local lists
- April 6, 2010 ballot measures in Missouri
- February 2, 2010 ballot measures in Missouri
- November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Missouri
- August 4, 2009 ballot measures in Missouri
- April 6, 2009 ballot measures in Missouri
- November 4, 2008 ballot measures in Missouri
Information availability
Impact on constitution
- Missouri Constitution
- {{Missouri Constitution}}
- How many times has the Missouri Constitution been changed through the amendment process? Is this more a result of legislative referrals or initiated amendments?
- The Constitution has been updated a total of four times. The most recent Constitution was adopted in 1945.
History
Overview
Historical figures
- Silas L. Moser
- William Preston Hill, M.D., Ph.D.
- Anna Beard
Contemporary figures
- Ron Calzone, Missouri First
- Paul Jacob (national)
Notable measures
- Missouri Issue 13 (1914) - provide females the same right to vote as males (failed)
- In 1919, Missouri became the 11th state to ratify the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
- Missouri Issue (1920) - provided for a new constitution (passed)
- Missouri Judicial Selection Initiative (1940) (passed)
- Missouri Campaign and Finance Disclosure Act (1974) (passed)
- Missouri Issue 3 (General)(1984) - state lottery authorized (passed)
- Missouri Issue 1 (Primary)(1986) - bills not signed, vetoed or returned by Governor shall become law (passed)
- Missouri Budget Reserve Fund, Amendment 1 (2000) - created a budget reserve (passed)
- Missouri English Official Language, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2008) - established English as the official language (passed)
- Missouri Marriage Definition, Amendment 2 (August 2004) - defined marriage between a man and a woman (passed)
Statistics
- The first approved measure was in 1920 - provided for a new constitution.
- The first measures to appear on the ballot was in 1910; both were defeated.
- How many initiated constitutional amendments have been proposed and how many passed?
- 1910-2008
- Total: 59
- Approved: 21
- Defeated: 38
- 1910-2008
- How many legislatively-referred constitutional amendments have been proposed and how many passed?
- 1910-2008
- Total: 226
- Approved: 143
- Defeated: 83
- 1910-2008
- How many initiated state statutes have been proposed and how many passed?
- 1910-2008
- Total: 26
- Approved: 10
- Defeated: 16
- 1910-2008
- How many legislatively-referred state statutes have been proposed and how many passed?
- 1910-2008
- Total: 25
- Approved: 5
- Defeated: 20
- 1910-2008
- Have any veto referenda been on the ballot?
- For the time period 1910-2008, 26 veto referenda have been on the ballot.
- Only 2 have been approved: 1920 (prohibition enforcement) and 1926 (workmen's compensation)
- Veto referenda was last used in 1982.
- Used in 1914 (4), 1920 (2), 1922 (14), 1926 (1), 1938 (1), 1950 (1), 1970 (2), 1982 (1)
- For the time period 1910-2008, 26 veto referenda have been on the ballot.
- What decade saw the most ballot measures?
- YEAR: 1920 saw the most measures with a total of 31 (13 constitutional amendments, 16 statutory changes, and 2 veto referenda)
- DECADE: the 1990s saw the most measures, 50 total
- What was the most expensive campaign in the last decade?
- From 2000-2008, the most total contributions to ballot measures was in 2006 ($51,921,517).
- The most expensive campaign was Amendment 2 in 2006 ($36,666,526). (Source: Follow the Money)
- Statistics about this year.
- As of April 1, 2010, 2 measures certified for the ballot.
- Missouri Legislative Academy, December 2008 report
Laws
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
- Missouri signature requirements
- Campaign finance requirements for Missouri ballot measures
- Laws governing recall in Missouri
- No statewide recall. Local recall partially available.
- Ballot access lawsuits in Missouri
- Laws governing school bond and tax elections
- Recent or current proposed changes to laws
- Changes in I&R laws over time
- Comparisons to other states
- Congressional distribution requirement: 6 out of 9 congressional districts
- 13 states have distribution requirements
- 5 legal challenges, declared unconstitutional in IL, ID, UT, MT, NV
- Litigation deadlines
- Congressional distribution requirement: 6 out of 9 congressional districts
- Local I&R laws
- Missouri Constitution has no local I&R provision. I&R provisions would be set by a city or a county charter.
Interviews
- Ron Calzone, director of Missouri First 3/31
- Paul Jacob, Citizens in Charge Foundation 4/2
