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Missouri 1924 ballot measures

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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.

On the ballot

February 26, 1924

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

CCRCA

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

Defeated

122,604 (37%)

205,937 (63%)

CCRCA

Amendment 11 Local government Amend the Missouri State Constitution to reorganize government administration for counties, cities, and towns

Defeated

154,873 (48%)

171,166 (52%)

CCRCA

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

Defeated

139,704 (42%)

193,317 (58%)

CCRCA

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

Defeated

113,123 (34%)

216,985 (66%)

CCRCA

Amendment 14 Administrative organization Amend the Missouri State Constitution to abolish the ex officio State Board of Equalization

Defeated

121,028 (37%)

203,711 (63%)

CCRCA

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

Defeated

114,022 (34%)

221,994 (66%)

CCRCA

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

Defeated

148,792 (46%)

176,822 (54%)

CCRCA

Amendment 17 State militia; Military service Remove exemption from military service, authorize elections and appointments of militia officers, and modify provision for forming companies

Defeated

143,223 (44%)

183,958 (56%)

CCRCA

Amendment 18 Ethics Prohibit public officers or employees from appointing relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to public positions

Approveda

163,729 (50%)

161,643 (50%)

CCRCA

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

Approveda

178,311 (55%)

147,953 (45%)

CCRCA

Amendment 1 Business; Religion Expand the purposes for which religious corporations could be established

Defeated

168,553 (50%)

170,683 (50%)

CCRCA

Amendment 20 Ballot measures; Constitutional conventions Revise the requirement for publishing of proposed amendments to the Constitution

Defeated

155,283 (48%)

168,477 (52%)

CCRCA

Amendment 21 Constitutional wording Provide a transitional schedule to implement any approved constitutional amendments

Defeated

167,478 (51%)

157,992 (49%)

CCRCA

Amendment 2 Initiative process; Ballot measures Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives

Defeated

123,811 (38%)

204,881 (62%)

CCRCA

Amendment 3 Public assistance; Labor; Salaries; Redistricting; Legislative processes Change legislative and redistricting processes and authorize certain public assistance laws

Defeated

137,430 (42%)

190,911 (58%)

CCRCA

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

Approveda

201,218 (60%)

135,234 (40%)

CCRCA

Amendment 5 Healthcare governance Require the General Assembly to provide for "the safeguarding and promotion of the public health"

Defeated

139,837 (42%)

189,261 (58%)

CCRCA

Amendment 6 State executive; State executive structure; Legislative processes Reorganize the executive branch of the state government and establish a new budget process

Defeated

139,154 (42%)

190,524 (58%)

CCRCA

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

Defeated

128,808 (39%)

202,814 (61%)

CCRCA

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

Approveda

163,642 (50%)

162,440 (50%)

CCRCA

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

Approveda

175,580 (53%)

152,713 (47%)


November 4, 1924

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

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

Defeated

331,774 (39%)

526,553 (61%)

LRCA

Amendment 2 Election administration; Constitutional conventions Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives

Defeated

326,065 (39%)

511,152 (61%)

LRCA

Amendment 3 Local government Establish a system to amend the St. Louis City Charter and adopt a new city charter

Defeated

391,346 (47%)

436,520 (53%)

LRCA

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

Defeated

392,319 (46%)

459,599 (54%)

CICA

Amendment 6 Labor Enact a law to establish a worker's compensation for those injured in industrial accidents

Defeated

262,948 (27%)

695,537 (73%)

CICA

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

Approveda

742,836 (68%)

348,007 (32%)

CICA

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

Defeated

477,776 (55%)

385,516 (45%)

CICA

Proposition 8 Tax exemptions; Religion Authorize an exemption from taxation on property used for religious worship or nonprofit work

Defeated

427,691 (48%)

461,031 (52%)


See also

Missouri