Missouri Amendment 4, Change Signature Requirement Basis for Initiative Petitions Measure (1940)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 4 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to change the basis for calculating the signature requirement for initiative petitions from the number of votes cast for supreme court judge to the number of votes cast for governor. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to change the basis for calculating the signature requirement for initiative petitions from the number of votes cast for supreme court judge to the number of votes cast for governor. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 456,546 | 48.10% | ||
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492,564 | 51.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 4-(Submitted by Initiative Petition.)- Amending Article IV of Constitution to provide required number of signatures in initiative or referendum petitions to be based on vote for Governor. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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