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Missouri 1970 ballot measures
In 1970, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Missouri. On April 7, voters decided on one measure. On August 4, voters decided on three measures. On November 3, voters decided on five measures.
- Seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Two of the measures were veto referendums.
- Voters approved five (55%) and rejected four (44%) measures.
On the ballot
April 7, 1970
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Income taxes | Refer an existing income tax law and replace it with revised tax rates adopted from the federal income tax law |
|
364,546 (44%) |
468,597 (56%) |
August 4, 1970
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive | Allow the state treasurer to be elected twice unless they served more than two years of another's treasures incomplete term |
|
301,345 (52%) |
279,319 (48%) |
|
| Amendment 2 | Transportation; Transportation | Authorize the State Highway Commission to build and operate toll roads, using state highway revenue to guarantee toll road bonds |
|
174,989 (29%) |
423,942 (71%) |
|
| Amendment 3 | Age limits; Judiciary; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority | Establish a Court of Appeals with districts, modify the Supreme Court of Missouri’s exclusive jurisdiction, authorize court administration changes, create a judicial retirement and discipline commission, and mandate the retirement of judges at age seventy |
|
320,047 (57%) |
237,169 (43%) |
November 3, 1970
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public information; Legislative processes | Establish annual legislative sessions, ban secret final votes, allow reconvening to consider vetoed bills, and permit hiring more legislative employees |
|
511,296 (50%) |
502,589 (50%) |
|
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measures; Local government | Allow citizens of charter counties to determine, through charter amendments, what services the county government may provide countywide |
|
575,371 (57%) |
430,849 (43%) |
|
| Amendment 3 | Local government; Property taxes | Increase the maximum property tax rate that local governments with valuations under $1.2 billion may levy without voter approval from 50 to 75 cents per $100 valuation. |
|
311,196 (30%) |
717,099 (70%) |
|
| Amendment 4 | Public education funding; Property taxes | Authorize that a school district's tax rate remains the last voter-approved rate unless an increase is rejected, while allowing the school board to levy a lower rate |
|
587,657 (58%) |
433,025 (42%) |
|
| Proposition 1 | Public retirement funds | Refer a law that increases State employees' retirement benefits and establishes a separate, State-funded retirement system for legislators and elected State officers |
|
217,133 (22%) |
769,378 (78%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
- Types of ballot measures in Missouri
- List of Missouri ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
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