Missouri 2014 ballot measures

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Nine statewide ballot measures were certified for 2014 ballots in Missouri, five of which were on the August 5 primary election ballot, while the remaining four were on the November 4 general election ballot. Eight of the total nine measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments, and one was an initiated constitutional amendment.

Five of the nine measures were approved, while four - including the initiated measure, which sought to implement performance evaluations tied to compensation for teachers - were defeated.

Legislators referred more measures to the ballot in 2014 than they had in any of the past 16 years. The 2014 legislative session began on January 8 and concluded on May 19, 2014. Proposed amendments had to be agreed to by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Missouri General Assembly in order to be placed on the ballot. Governor Jay Nixon (D), who explicitly expressed his opposition toward at least two of the five amendments set to appear on the primary ballot - Amendments 1 and 7 - decided in May to place five of the total eight legislatively referred constitutional amendments on the August 5 primary ballot, leaving three others to be decided in November.

Though a total of 65 initiatives were filed, only one initiated constitutional amendment made the November general election ballot. In order to land initiated constitutional amendments on the ballot, signatures had to be obtained from registered voters equal to 8 percent of the total votes cast in the 2012 governor's election from six of the state's eight congressional districts. This means supporters had to submit at least 157,788 valid signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State's office by May 4, 2014. Two potential initiatives' campaigns submitted many more signatures than the required minimum by the May deadline. The secretary of state's office had until the August 5, 2014, primary election to decide whether the initiatives should be certified. Only one was certified.

The nine measures that were featured on the ballot address the following topics:

• Agriculture
• Criminal trials
• Taxes
• Firearms
• Elections
• Budgets
• Constitutional language
• Lottery
• Constitutional rights
• Veterans
• State executive officials
• Transportation
• Education
• Labor

Historical facts

• Between 1996 and 2013, an average of six measures appeared every even-numbered year on the ballot in Missouri. Therefore, 2014 was an above-average year, based on the number of certified measures.
• From 1996 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide ballots ranged from two to 10.
• Between 1996 and 2014, 44 of 68, or 65 percent, of Missouri ballot measures were approved by voters; 2014 was therefore a below-average year with its 56 percent approval rate.
• Conversely, 22 of 68, or 35 percent, of measures were defeated since 1996.

On the ballot

See also: 2014 ballot measures

August 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Agri	Guarantees farmers and ranchers the right to engage in their livelihoods; produce food for others	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Firearms	Establishes the right to keep and bear arms, ammunition and accessories	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Increases state sales and use taxes for 10 years to fund transportation projects	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Lottery	Creates new lottery ticket with profits going toward veterans' programs	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Constitutional Rights	Protects electronic data from unreasonable searches and seizures	a

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 2	Criminal Trials	Renders prior criminal acts admissible in court during child sexual abuse trials	a
CICA	Amendment 3	Labor	Implements performance evaluation for teachers tied to pay, raises, etc.	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Elections	Establishes a six-day-long early voting period	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Prohibits the governor from estimating available state revenues when making budget recommendations under certain legislative circumstances	a

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Early Voting Initiative	Elections	Implements six-week voting period
CICA	Eminent Domain Restriction Measure	Eminent Domain	Limits use of eminent domain
CICA	Supreme Court Justices Elections Amendment	Judiciary	Requires justices to declare partisanship and run for position
CICA	State Income Tax Credit Amendment	Taxes	Creates tax credit based on amount donated to non-profit schools
CICA	Campaign Contributions Cap Amendment	Elections	Caps contributions to those running for office in state
CICA	Religious Funding Amendment	Religion	Repeals ban on using funds for religious causes
CICA	Local Taxes on Tobacco Products Amendment	Tobacco	Allows residents to amend local taxes on tobacco products
CICA	Transportation Sales and Use Tax	Taxes	Implements sales and use tax with revenue going to Missouri Department of Transportation
CISS	Commission on Human Rights Initiative	LGBT	Outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation
CISS	Minimum Wage Initiative	Min Wage	Increases state's minimum wage; provides for adjustments
CISS	Lending Charges Limits Initiative	Business	Sets limits on certain lending charges
CISS	Marijuana Legalization Initiative	Marijuana	Legalizes the production, sale, possession and consumption of marijuana
CISS	Loan Interest Rate Limit Initiative	Business Reg	Limits interest rate on certain types of loans
LRCA	Transportation Tax Amendment	Taxes	Raises the sales tax in the state for transportation needs
LRCA	Voter I.D. Amendment	Elections	Requires voters show photographic identification at the polls
LRCA	Budget Cuts School Exemption Amendment	Gov't Finances	Exempts education funding from budget cuts made by the governor

See also

• 2014 ballot measures
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• Missouri signature requirements
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Missouri