Missouri 1924 ballot measures
In 1924, voters decided on 29 statewide ballot measures in Missouri. On February 26, voters decided on 21 measures. On November 4, voters decided on eight measures.
- Four of the measures were initiated constitutional amendment.
- Twenty-five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Voters approved six (21%) and rejected 23 (79%) measures.
On the ballot
February 26, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 10 | Primary elections | Amend the Missouri State Constitution which allows political parties the option to nominate a candidate for office by either a primary election or by convention of delegates |
|
122,604 (37%) |
205,937 (63%) |
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Amendment 11 | Local government | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to reorganize government administration for counties, cities, and towns |
|
154,873 (48%) |
171,166 (52%) |
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Amendment 12 | Local government; Revenue and spending limits | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to revise limitations of taxing power and allows cities to utilize revolving funds to finance local improvements |
|
139,704 (42%) |
193,317 (58%) |
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Amendment 13 | Property taxes; Legislature; Transportation | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to utilize an option in the method of taxing property, and implement fees and general property tax for motor vehicle registrations |
|
113,123 (34%) |
216,985 (66%) |
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Amendment 14 | Administrative organization | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to abolish the ex officio State Board of Equalization |
|
121,028 (37%) |
203,711 (63%) |
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Amendment 15 | Public education funding; Public education governance | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to establish an elected State Board of Education, an appointed Commissioner of Education, revises age of children who are entitled to free education, and allows for investment of State and county school funds |
|
114,022 (34%) |
221,994 (66%) |
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Amendment 16 | Business; Railways; Banking | Allow legal discounts on corporate notes and bonds, revise requirements for issuing preferred stock, and update regulations for railway companies regarding freight and passenger transport |
|
148,792 (46%) |
176,822 (54%) |
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Amendment 17 | State militia; Military service | Remove exemption from military service, authorize elections and appointments of militia officers, and modify provision for forming companies |
|
143,223 (44%) |
183,958 (56%) |
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Amendment 18 | Ethics | Prohibit public officers or employees from appointing relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to public positions |
|
163,729 (50%) |
161,643 (50%) |
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Amendment 19 | Bonds; Sewage and stormwater | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to authorize Kansas City to issue bonds for public improvements and assume the cost of construction of sewer systems |
|
178,311 (55%) |
147,953 (45%) |
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Amendment 1 | Business; Religion | Expand the purposes for which religious corporations could be established |
|
168,553 (50%) |
170,683 (50%) |
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Amendment 20 | Ballot measures; Constitutional conventions | Revise the requirement for publishing of proposed amendments to the Constitution |
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155,283 (48%) |
168,477 (52%) |
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Amendment 21 | Constitutional wording | Provide a transitional schedule to implement any approved constitutional amendments |
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167,478 (51%) |
157,992 (49%) |
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Amendment 2 | Initiative process; Ballot measures | Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives |
|
123,811 (38%) |
204,881 (62%) |
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Amendment 3 | Public assistance; Labor; Salaries; Redistricting; Legislative processes | Change legislative and redistricting processes and authorize certain public assistance laws |
|
137,430 (42%) |
190,911 (58%) |
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Amendment 4 | Veterans; Bonds | Amend the Missouri State Constitution authorize $4.6 million in bonds to be issued to fund deficiencies in bonus payments for veterans of World War I |
|
201,218 (60%) |
135,234 (40%) |
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Amendment 5 | Healthcare governance | Require the General Assembly to provide for "the safeguarding and promotion of the public health" |
|
139,837 (42%) |
189,261 (58%) |
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Amendment 6 | State executive; State executive structure; Legislative processes | Reorganize the executive branch of the state government and establish a new budget process |
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139,154 (42%) |
190,524 (58%) |
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Amendment 7 | Election administration; Judiciary; Salaries; Legislature; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority | Revise the judicial system by establishing a Judicial Council, changing court structure and judge assignments, adjusting jurisdiction and election rules, and granting the legislature authority over court organization and compensation |
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128,808 (39%) |
202,814 (61%) |
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Amendment 8 | Impeachment; Legislature | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to implement impeachment proceedings for the proposed State Board of Education, and require two-thirds of the State Senate members to vote in impeachment proceedings |
|
163,642 (50%) |
162,440 (50%) |
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Amendment 9 | Election administration; Citizenship voting | Require that foreign-born individuals must complete the full naturalization process and become U.S. citizens before being eligible to vote |
|
175,580 (53%) |
152,713 (47%) |
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Salaries; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to establish the salaries of Supreme Court Judges, add two additional Supreme Court Judges, and establish the powers and procedures of the Supreme Court |
|
331,774 (39%) |
526,553 (61%) |
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Amendment 2 | Election administration; Constitutional conventions | Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives |
|
326,065 (39%) |
511,152 (61%) |
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Amendment 3 | Local government | Establish a system to amend the St. Louis City Charter and adopt a new city charter |
|
391,346 (47%) |
436,520 (53%) |
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Amendment 4 | Salaries; Ethics | Authorize a regulation of member of the General Assembly's salaries and expenses, and prohibit the appointment relatives of members of the General Assembly |
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392,319 (46%) |
459,599 (54%) |
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Amendment 6 | Labor | Enact a law to establish a worker's compensation for those injured in industrial accidents |
|
262,948 (27%) |
695,537 (73%) |
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Proposition 5 | Fuel taxes; Transportation; Transportation | Enact a 50% increase in motor vehicle fees and a $0.02 per gallon tax on gasoline to fund state highway construction and maintenance |
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742,836 (68%) |
348,007 (32%) |
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Proposition 7 | Local government | Authorize the consolidation of the city of St. Louis and St. Louis county governments and territories into one legal subdivision of the State |
|
477,776 (55%) |
385,516 (45%) |
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Proposition 8 | Tax exemptions; Religion | Authorize an exemption from taxation on property used for religious worship or nonprofit work |
|
427,691 (48%) |
461,031 (52%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
- Types of ballot measures in Missouri
- List of Missouri ballot measures
- 1924 ballot measures
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