Missouri Amendment 2, Initiative and Referendum Process Measure (1904)

Missouri Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1904
Topic Initiative and referendum process
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1904. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported creating an initiative and referendum process in Missouri.

A "no" vote opposed creating an initiative and referendum process in Missouri.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		115,741	40.61%
No		169,281	59.39%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Joint and concurrent resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the State of Missouri an amendment to the constitution thereof, providing for the reservation to the people of the right to propose measures for enactment, to require enactments of the general assembly to be submitted to a vote of the people for ratification, and to define referendal and initiative petitions and the relations of the executive and the general assembly to measures approved or enacted by electors.

”

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

1904 Measures

• 1904 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• 1904 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

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