Missouri Amendment 1, Voter Approval of Municipal Bonds Measure (1968)
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Origin |
Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to decrease voter approval thresholds for municipal bonds and expands their purposes to include sewer systems, stadiums, exhibition halls, and bridges. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to decrease voter approval thresholds for municipal bonds and expands their purposes to include sewer systems, stadiums, exhibition halls, and bridges. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Yes | 599,434 | 49.58% | ||
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609,612 | 50.42% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by the 74th General Assembly) Reduces percentage of voters required to approve municipal general obligation bonds from two-thirds to sixty-percent. Adds municipalities within counties above 400,000 population so as to authorize all municipalities to issue industrial development general obligation bonds. Reduces percentage of voters required to approve municipal revenue bonds from four-sevenths to majority of voters. Adds sewerage systems, stadiums, exhibition halls and bridges to purposes for which municipalities may issue revenue bonds. | ” |
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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