Missouri Amendment 1, Police Pension Measure (1910)
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| Topic Law enforcement officers and departments and Public employee retirement funds |
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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 8, 1910. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the creation of pension funds for retired or disabled police officers. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the creation of pension funds for retired or disabled police officers. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 132,354 | 25.59% | ||
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384,774 | 74.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | The First Constitutional Amendment was proposed to empower certain cities to provide a system of pensions for aged or disabled police. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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