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Missouri Amendment 1, Charter Government for Counties Measure (August 1978)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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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 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
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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473,755 | 56.53% | ||
| No | 364,355 | 43.47% | ||
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.
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