Missouri Amendment 21, Conservation Revenue to Pay for Commission Lands Measure (1978)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Public land policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to designate revenue from the conservation commission’s one-eighth cent sales tax to pay for commission lands acquired after July 1, 1977, and forest cropland, instead of taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to designate revenue from the conservation commission’s one-eighth cent sales tax to pay for commission lands acquired after July 1, 1977, and forest cropland, instead of taxes. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 21 |
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| Yes | 588,622 | 45.67% | ||
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700,301 | 54.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 21 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 21- (Submitted by the 79th General Assembly Second Regular Session) Funds from conservation commission's one-eighth cent sales tax shall be used for payments in lieu of taxes to local governments on commission lands acquired after July 1, 1977 and forest cropland, as provided by law. | ” |
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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