Missouri Amendment 1, Department of Revenue Measure (1958)

Missouri Amendment 1
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic Administrative organization and Tax and revenue administration
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 November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution in regard to the Department of Revenue and the procedure to withdraw money from the state treasury.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution in regard to the Department of Revenue and the procedure to withdraw money from the state treasury.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		415,126	55.77%
No		329,232	44.23%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by the Sixty-ninth General Assembly.) An amendment relating to the department of revenue and its divisions; together with the manner in which money may be withdrawn from the state treasury

”

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

1958 Measures

• 1958 Measures
• Tax and revenue administration on the ballot
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• 1958 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