Missouri Amendment 1, Charter Government for Counties Measure (August 1978)

Missouri Amendment 1
Election date August 8, 1978
Topic Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 8, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize a county with a population of 80,000 inhabitants or more to adopt a charter form of government.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize a county with a population of 80,000 inhabitants or more to adopt a charter form of government.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		473,755	56.53%
No		364,355	43.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (Submitted by the 79th General Assembly) (First Regular Session) Authorizes any county having a population of at least 80,000 according to the 1970 U.S. census to adopt a charter form of government.

”

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.

See also

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book
• The Mountain Echo: July 26, 1978