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Missouri Amendment 1, Allow School Districts to Provide Instruction to Ages 5 to 6 and Over 20 Measure (1912)
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| Topic Early childhood education and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri Constitution to allow school districts to provide free public instruction to students between the ages of five and six, and to those over the age of twenty. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri Constitution to allow school districts to provide free public instruction to students between the ages of five and six, and to those over the age of twenty. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 207,298 | 36.09% | ||
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367,032 | 63.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | The First Constitutional Amendment was proposed to empower the General Assembly to provide for establishing and maintaining free public schools for all persons between five (5) and six (6) years of age and over twenty (20) years of age. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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