Missouri 1978 ballot measures

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In 1978, voters decided on 13 statewide ballot measures in Missouri. On August 8, voters decided on five measures. On November 7, voters decided on eight measures.

• Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendment.
• Eleven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved eight (62%) and rejected five (38%) measures.

On the ballot

August 8, 1978

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government	Authorize a county with a population of 80,000 inhabitants or more to adopt a charter form of government	a	473,755 (57%)	364,355 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive	Revise the state treasurer's duties with investment of state funds and authorizes the legislature to assign other duties to the treasurer		295,849 (34%)	585,052 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Redistricting	Authorize an appointed commission of appellate judges to draw state legislative districts		333,911 (40%)	490,684 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public retirement funds	Require a cost analysis by a qualified actuary before approving substantial changes to public officials' and employees' retirement benefits, with cost estimates pending legislative action	a	451,327 (54%)	378,231 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Local government; Fuel taxes	Increase the gas tax from $0.07 to $0.10 a gallon and increase the the counties' share of net proceeds from 5% to 7%		112,425 (12%)	803,936 (88%)

November 7, 1978

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	Ballot measures; Local government; Tax administration; Property taxes; Transportation	Authorize counties to levy additional taxes to fund road and bridge maintenance	a	660,089 (51%)	645,948 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 21	Parks; Public land; Spending	Designate revenue from the conservation commission’s one-eighth cent sales tax to pay for commission lands acquired after July 1, 1977, and forest cropland, instead of taxes		588,622 (46%)	700,301 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 22	Local government; Property taxes; Legislature	Authorize the General Assembly to require local governments to reduce rates of levy for taxes	a	870,606 (67%)	437,017 (33%)
CICA	Amendment 23	Right-to-work	Prohibit the denial of the right to work for any employer based on membership status or payment of charges to any labor organization		631,829 (40%)	948,387 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Utilities; Bonds; Local government; Economic investment; Transportation	Authorize counties to issue with approval of a majority vote utility or airport revenue bonds, and authorize county and local governments to issue industrial development revenue bonds	a	695,380 (53%)	612,717 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Utilities; Bonds; Economic investment; Transportation	Authorize officers established by contract with municipalities or political subdivisions to issue revenue bonds for utility, industrial, and airport purposes with the approval of the voters	a	705,238 (54%)	612,765 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gambling	Permit lottery as a game of chance where nothing of value is exchanged for an opportunity to receive a prize	a	1,012,061 (73%)	379,677 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Election administration	Authorize the board of state canvassers to have an earlier time for canvass of votes for each general election	a	775,781 (61%)	503,536 (39%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• Types of ballot measures in Missouri
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• 1978 ballot measures