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Missouri Amendment 3, Prohibition of Intoxicating Beverages Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol in the state of Missouri. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol in the state of Missouri. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 294,288 | 41.38% | ||
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416,826 | 58.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Prohibiting after July first, 1917, the manufacture of, the introduction into, and the giving, exchanging, bartering, selling or disposing of intoxicating liquors in the State of Missouri, except wines for sacramental purposes, prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof and repealing all parts of the Constitution, Statutes, and Municipal Laws in conflict therewith. Proposed amendment to the Constitution of Missouri, to be submitted to the legal voters of the State of Missouri for their approval or rejection at the regular general election to be held on the seventh day of November, A.D., 1916, prohibiting the manufacture of, the introduction into, and the giving, exchanging, bartering, selling, or disposing of intoxicating liquors in the State of Missouri, except wine for sacramental purposes, prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof and repealing all parts of the State Constitution, State and Municipal Laws in conflict therewith. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Missouri: Section 1. From and after July first, 1917, no intoxicating liquor or liquors except wine for sacramental purposes, shall be manufactured in or introduced into the State of Missouri under any pretense. Every person who sells, exchanges, gives, barters, or disposes of intoxicating liquor of any kind to any person in the State of Missouri, or who manufactures, or introduces into, or attempt to introduce into the State of Missouri, intoxicating liquor of any kind; except wine as aforesaid for the purpose aforesaid; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than six months nor more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. All parts of the State Constitution, and laws of the State and municipalities therein, conflicting with the provisions of this section, are hereby repealed. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is based on the number of votes cast for governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. In two-thirds of Missouri's congressional districts, proponents must collect signatures equal to 8% of the gubernatorial vote for initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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