Missouri Amendment 1, Penal and Eleemosynary Buildings Bond Measure (May 1934)
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| Topic Bond issues and Prison and jail funding |
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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 May 15, 1934. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing $10 million in bonds to be issued to fund the construction and repair of penal and eleemosynary institutions. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing $10 million in bonds to be issued to fund the construction and repair of penal and eleemosynary institutions. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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288,195 | 63.37% | ||
| No | 166,607 | 36.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Adding Section 44d to Article IV (Submitted by the General Assembly) Proposed amendment authorizing $10,000,000 bond issue of State of Missouri for construction of buildings and additions to and repairing buildings at penal and eleemosynary institutions. | ” |
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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