Missouri 1914 ballot measures

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In 1914, voters decided on 15 statewide ballot measures in Missouri on November 3.

• Three of the measures were initiated constitutional amendment.
• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were veto referendums.
• Voters approved 0 (0%) and rejected fifteen (100%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1914

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 13	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution		182,257 (36%)	322,463 (64%)
CICA	Amendment 14	Bonds; Transportation	Authorize an issue of $50 million in bonds to fund construction and maintenance of public highways, and authorize a tax levy to pay principal and interest on those bonds		76,547 (17%)	378,530 (83%)
CICA	Amendment 15	Bonds; Local government; Transportation	Enact a tax levy and allow petitions to authorize an issue of bonds to fund road construction and maintenance		80,935 (18%)	373,302 (82%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Initiative process; Ballot measures	Provide for subject restrictions on the initiative and referendum		138,039 (29%)	334,310 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Utilities; Local government; Debt limits	Increase the debt limit for Kansas City in order to purchase public utilities		123,596 (28%)	312,651 (72%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property taxes; Transportation	Levy a state property tax of $0.10 per $100 in assessed value for public road construction and maintenance		112,497 (24%)	346,995 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries	Establish an annual salary of $1,000 for General Assembly members		89,629 (20%)	355,326 (80%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Transportation; Local government; Railways; Debt limits	Increase the debt limit for cities with a population of 100,000 inhabitants or more in order to construct a subway system		117,197 (27%)	316,959 (73%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Ballot measures; Local government; Property taxes; Transportation	Authorize qualified voters in road districts to increase the rate of taxation by levying a special tax for road purposes, but not to exceed 65 cents per $100 in valuation		117,041 (26%)	333,576 (74%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public assistance	Authorize the General Assembly to establish a pension for those who are blind		214,951 (46%)	255,717 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Ballot measures; Local government	Allowing cities over 100,000 residents to adopt their own charters drafted by a board of 13 elected freeholders, with approval by four-sevenths of voters		140,475 (33%)	290,562 (67%)
VR	Proposition 10	Alcohol; Local government	Refer House bill No. 19, which would have changed local laws that allowed towns with a population of 2,500 inhabitants or more could vote if their municipality prohibited alcohol, and instead established that counties have complete jurisdiction of the sale of alcohol		172,909 (36%)	311,285 (64%)
VR	Proposition 11	Local government; Administrative organization	Refer House bill No. 7, which would have abolished the current governor-appointed Excise Commissioner in cities with a population of 300,000 or more, and establish a bipartisan Board of Excise Commissioners appointed by the mayors of those cities		134,449 (31%)	303,757 (69%)
VR	Proposition 12	Local government; State executive; State executive structure; Law enforcement	Refer House bill No. 6 which would have terminated the governor-appointed Board of Police Commissioners in cities with a population of 300,000 or more inhabitants, and instead establish a bipartisan Board of Police Commissioners appointed by the mayor of those cities		131,382 (30%)	306,942 (70%)
VR	Proposition 9	Business; Railways	Establish minimum crew size requirements for trains operating within the state		159,892 (33%)	324,384 (67%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• Types of ballot measures in Missouri
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• 1914 ballot measures