Missouri Amendment 1, Increase of School Taxes Measure (1950)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Property taxes |
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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 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to Amendment to authorize school taxes to be increased up to three times the limit by majority vote for two years in cities with 75,000 inhabitants or more and one year in other districts. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to Amendment to authorize school taxes to be increased up to three times the limit by majority vote for two years in cities with 75,000 inhabitants or more and one year in other districts. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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616,337 | 57.73% | ||
| No | 451,299 | 42.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by General Assembly.) Repealing and re-enacting Section 11, Article X, Missouri Constitution, and in addition providing school taxes may be increased not to exceed three times constitutional limitation by majority vote for period of two years in districts in cities of 75,000 or over and one year in other school districts. | ” |
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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