Missouri 1940 ballot measures

1942 →

← 1938

In 1940, voters decided on seven statewide ballot measures in Missouri on November 5.

• Five of the measures were initiated constitutional amendment.
• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved one (14%) and rejected six (86%) measures.

On the ballot

November 5, 1940

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries	Authorize the compensation of General Assembly members to $125 per month		418,119 (42%)	574,478 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislative processes	Repeal Section 41, and enact a new section to establish a revision of statutes every 10 years starting in 1949		445,104 (47%)	506,568 (53%)
CICA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Establish a non-partisan system for the nomination, appointment, and election of judges	a	535,642 (55%)	445,194 (45%)
CICA	Amendment 4	Initiative process; Ballot measures	Change the basis for calculating the signature requirement for initiative petitions from the number of votes cast for supreme court judge to the number of votes cast for governor		456,546 (48%)	492,564 (52%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Administrative powers; Fishing; Hunting	Repeal the existing wildlife and forestry code, including regulations established by the Conservation Commission, and reinstate the fish and game laws as they existed prior to June 30, 1936		359,628 (34%)	709,421 (66%)
CICA	Amendment 6	Fees; Transportation; Transportation	Establish permanent motor vehicle license fees at the current rate to fund road maintenance		258,660 (26%)	737,932 (74%)
CICA	Amendment 7	Local government; Fuel taxes; Transportation	Reduce motor vehicle license fees, which fund rural road maintenance, and abolish municipal gasoline taxes		416,322 (40%)	636,928 (60%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• Types of ballot measures in Missouri
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures