Missouri Amendment 1, General Assembly Compensation Measure (1928)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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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 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase General Assembly members' compensation, regulate their expenses and sessions, adjust state revenue provisions, set July 1 as the fiscal year's start, outline appropriation procedures, and repeal certain sections. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase General Assembly members' compensation, regulate their expenses and sessions, adjust state revenue provisions, set July 1 as the fiscal year's start, outline appropriation procedures, and repeal certain sections. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 446,063 | 41.83% | ||
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620,367 | 58.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 1- Submitted by General Assembly. Proposed Constitutional Amendment increasing compensation of members of the General Assembly, with provisions for their expenses, restrictions upon members and membership, regular and special sessions and limit of recess; relating to state revenue, fixing July first as beginning of fiscal year, providing manner, duration and order of appropriations; repealing certain sections. | ” |
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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