Missouri Amendment 3, State Legislative Apportionment and Staffing Limits Measure (August 1965)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State legislative processes and sessions |
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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 17, 1965. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri Constitution to set the House at 168 members elected from districts reapportioned after each census, establish a 34-member Senate with districts drawn by a commission, and limit House and Senate staff to 225 and 100 employees respectively. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri Constitution to set the House at 168 members elected from districts reapportioned after each census, establish a 34-member Senate with districts drawn by a commission, and limit House and Senate staff to 225 and 100 employees respectively. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 112,211 | 41.14% | ||
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160,568 | 58.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 3.- (Submitted by the 73rd General Assembly.) Repeal seven Sections of Article III and adopt 5 new Sections which provides: 168 members of the House of Representatives to be elected from districts. Apportionment shall follow each decennial census with certain exceptions. House to be reapportioned by law. The Senate shall consist of 34 members- elected from districts of contiguous territory fixed by Senatorial Apportionment Commission. The House of Representatives cannot employ more than 225 nor the Senate more than 100 employees. | ” |
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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