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Missouri Amendment 11, Four-Sevenths Vote to Issue Bonds Measure (1982)

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Missouri Amendment 11

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Election date

November 2, 1982

Topic
Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Bond issue requirements
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Missouri Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 2, 1982. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize a four-sevenths vote instead of two-thirds for bond measures in Clay, Jackson, Platte, St. Louis county, St. Louis city, and school districts and local government areas in those counties.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize a four-sevenths vote instead of two-thirds for bond measures in Clay, Jackson, Platte, St. Louis county, St. Louis city, and school districts and local government areas in those counties.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 11

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 495,430 39.31%

Defeated No

764,872 60.69%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:

Amendment No. 11- (Submitted by the 81st General Assembly, Second Regular Session) Voters in Clay, Jackson, Platte, and St. Louis counties and St. Louis city, and in school districts and other local government areas within those counties may incur bonded indebtedness by four-sevenths vote instead of two-thirds.


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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