Missouri Amendment 1, Governor Term Limits Measure (August 1965)

Missouri Amendment 1
Election date August 17, 1965
Topic Executive official term limits
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 17, 1965. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit a person to being elected Governor twice or only once if they have served more than two years of another person’s elected term.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit a person to being elected Governor twice or only once if they have served more than two years of another person’s elected term.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		204,987	72.96%
No		75,968	27.04%

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 73rd General Assembly.) Authorize a person to be elected Governor not more than twice or not more than once if he served more than two years of a term to which another person was elected.

”

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

1965 Measures

• 1965 Measures
• Executive official term limits on the ballot
• 1965 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