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Missouri Amendment 10, St. Louis Bond Issue Approval Requirement Measure (1992)

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Missouri Amendment 10

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Election date

November 3, 1992

Topic
Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Bond issue requirements
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Missouri Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 3, 1992. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to require a four-sevenths majority for all bond issue elections in St. Louis.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to require a four-sevenths majority for all bond issue elections in St. Louis.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 10

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 786,231 39.44%

Defeated No

1,207,497 60.56%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

Constitutional Amendment No. 6

(Proposed by the 86th General Assembly, Second Regular Session)

At all bond issue elections in St. Louis, required majority for approval to be four-sevenths of votes cast. The proposal would reduce the majority needed to pass bond issues to four-sevenths in the City of St. Louis at all elections. 


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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