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Missouri Amendment 2, Transportation Funding and Department Consolidation Measure (1979)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Highways and bridges |
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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 6, 1979. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to consolidate highway and transportation departments, change distribution of road funds, and require that one-half of existing sales tax on motor vehicles and any future increase in vehicle license fees be used to fund road and transportation purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to consolidate highway and transportation departments, change distribution of road funds, and require that one-half of existing sales tax on motor vehicles and any future increase in vehicle license fees be used to fund road and transportation purposes. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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455,943 | 73.55% | ||
| No | 163,937 | 26.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (Submitted by the 80th General Assembly) (First Regular Session) Consolidates highway and transportation departments; alters distribution of road funds; provides that one-half of existing sales taxes on motor vehicles and any future increases in vehicle license fees be used for road and transportation purposes. The consolidation provision would save approximately $50,000 annually. Based on 1979 actual collections, the increased distribution to counties would have diverted $10.5 million from state highway funds, and transfer of one-half of motor vehicle sales tax receipts ($36.3 million) from the general revenue fund would have resulted in distributions to the cities of $5.4 million, to the counties $3.6 million, and to the state highway fund $27.3 million. The total annual transfer from state funds, based on 1979 collections, would amount to $19.5 million. | ” |
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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