Missouri Amendment 1, Repeal Prohibition Against Special Laws Measure (April 1995)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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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 April 5, 1995. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to retroactively repeal prohibitions on special laws for specific counties and classify charter or constitutional counties separately. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to retroactively repeal prohibitions on special laws for specific counties and classify charter or constitutional counties separately. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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317,127 | 57.64% | ||
| No | 233,023 | 42.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Shall prohibitions against special laws that pertain to less than all counties of a class be repealed retroactively and shall charter or constitutional counties form a separate class of counties outside the classification system? The proposal is designed to maintain existing laws. Simple majority required. | ” |
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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