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Missouri Amendment 1, Change Signature Deadline for Ballot Initiatives Measure (1998)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process |
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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 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
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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820,937 | 57.74% | ||
| No | 600,830 | 42.26% | ||
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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