Missouri Amendment 1, Change Signature Deadline for Ballot Initiatives Measure (1998)

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Missouri Amendment 1

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Election date

November 3, 1998

Topic
Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 3, 1998. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to change the deadline for submitting initiative petitions from four months to six months before the election.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to change the deadline for submitting initiative petitions from four months to six months before the election.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

820,937 57.74%
No 600,830 42.26%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

Constitutional Amendment No. 1

Proposed by the 89th General Assembly (First Regular Session)

Changes the deadline for submitting initiative petitions from four months prior to the election to six months prior to the election. The proposal would have no direct fiscal impact.


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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