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Missouri Amendment 1, Limiting General Assembly Sessions Measure (1952)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislative processes and sessions |
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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 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit the legislative session to five months for a regular session and sixty days for a special session, and authorize a payment of $10 per day in attendance for General Assembly members' daily expenses. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit the legislative session to five months for a regular session and sixty days for a special session, and authorize a payment of $10 per day in attendance for General Assembly members' daily expenses. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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638,147 | 59.15% | ||
| No | 440,674 | 40.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by General Assembly.)- Amends constitution by limiting legislature to five months regular or sixty days special session; authorizing members daily expense not exceeding ten dollars for recorded attendance. | ” |
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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