Missouri Amendment 2, State Treasurer Succession Measure (1938)

Missouri Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1938
Topic State executive elections
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, 1938. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow the state treasurer to be re-elected as their own successor.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow the state treasurer to be re-elected as their own successor.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		288,457	32.80%
No		590,951	67.20%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Constitutional Amendment No. 2-(Submitted by the General Assembly).- Amendment repealing Section 2, Article V, Missouri Constitution, and enacting in lieu thereof new section, making the State Treasurer eligible to re-election as his own successor.

”

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

1938 Measures

• 1938 Measures
• State executive elections on the ballot
• 1938 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
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External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book