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Missouri Amendment 3, Military Bonus Tax Measure (August 1921)
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 2, 1921. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to incur a debt no more than $15 million and to enact a tax to fund that debt to provide bonuses for soldiers, sailors and marines. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to incur a debt no more than $15 million and to enact a tax to fund that debt to provide bonuses for soldiers, sailors and marines. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 3 |
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210,238 | 67.74% | ||
| No | 100,131 | 32.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Fourth proposition.- Third Constitutional Amendment.- Authorizing legislature to incur and provide by taxation for the payment of indebtedness not exceeding fifteen million dollars for bonuses to soldiers, sailors and marines. | ” |
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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