Missouri Amendment 2, Residential Voting Requirements Measure (1958)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow United States citizens who have lived in Missouri for more than 60 days to vote in the presidential election. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow United States citizens who have lived in Missouri for more than 60 days to vote in the presidential election. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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561,413 | 69.30% | ||
| No | 248,733 | 30.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 2- (Submitted by the Sixty-ninth General Assembly.) To permit citizens of the United States to vote for presidential and vice presidential electors upon sixty days' residence in Missouri prior to presidential election. | ” |
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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