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Missouri Amendment 1, Increase General Assembly Compensation Measure (1938)

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Missouri Amendment 1

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Election date

November 8, 1938

Topic
Salaries of government officials
Status

DefeatedDefeated

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 8, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the compensation for General Assembly members.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the compensation for General Assembly members.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 1

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 336,769 37.53%

Defeated No

560,500 62.47%
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 General Assembly.)- Amendment repealing Section 16, Article IV, Missouri Constitution, and enacting new section in lieu thereof, increasing compensation of members of General Assembly; fixing expenses for regular, extra, and revising sessions.

”


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

1938 Measures

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