Missouri Amendment 3, Public Funded Teachers Pensions Initiative (1936)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Public school teachers and staff |
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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 3, 1936. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize public funds to be used to be used for retirement, disability, or death benefits for individuals employed in educational services. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize public funds to be used to be used for retirement, disability, or death benefits for individuals employed in educational services. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 3 |
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659,034 | 56.13% | ||
| No | 515,046 | 43.87% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 3- (Submitted by Initiative Petition.)- Adding Section 47a to Article IV. An amendment providing that the Constitution of Missouri shall not be construed to nor prohibit payments, from any public fund or funds, for benefits, upon retirement, disability or death, to persons employed and paid out of any public fund, for educational services, their beneficiaries or estates. | ” |
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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