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Missouri Amendment 1, Initiative and Referendum Tax-Related Subject Restrictions Measure (1914)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process |
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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 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the use of the initiative and referendum to create property tax classifications with different rates, impose a single land value tax at higher rates than on improvements or personal property, grant local taxation powers to local governments, or change related taxation provisions, and established a five-year ban on resubmitting similar measures rejected by voters. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the use of the initiative and referendum to create property tax classifications with different rates, impose a single land value tax at higher rates than on improvements or personal property, grant local taxation powers to local governments, or change related taxation provisions, and established a five-year ban on resubmitting similar measures rejected by voters. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 138,039 | 29.22% | ||
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334,310 | 70.78% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | The first constitutional amendment was proposed to amend the initiative and referendum law to restrict the submission of so-called "single tax" measures and making certain other provisions affecting the use of said law. | ” |
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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