Missouri Amendment 10, Supreme Court Expansion and Division Measure (1920)

Missouri Amendment 10
Election date November 2, 1920
Topic State judiciary structure
Status Defeated
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 2, 1920. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to nine and separate the court into three divisions with three judges per division.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to nine and separate the court into three divisions with three judges per division.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		315,837	46.11%
No		369,077	53.89%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

“

Constitutional Amendment No. 10 Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges to nine and dividing up the court into three divisions, each to consist of three judges.

”

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.

See also

1920 Measures

• 1920 Measures
• State judiciary structure on the ballot
• 1920 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book
• Columbia Daily Tribune- October 9, 1920