Missouri Amendment 1, Legislative Sessions and Compensation Measure (1956)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to revise legislative session dates, expense allowance of legislators, and authorize legislation to set legislators' salaries. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to revise legislative session dates, expense allowance of legislators, and authorize legislation to set legislators' salaries. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 357,333 | 34.98% | ||
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664,251 | 65.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1.- (Submitted by General Assembly.) To amend Article III, Missouri Constitution, by changing dates of legislative sessions, mileage and expense allowance of legislators and authorizing legislature to fix legislature to fix legislators' salaries. | ” |
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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