Missouri Amendment 5, Authorization of Voter Registration Measure (1912)
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| Topic Voter registration |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to enact a law registering voters in St. Louis county, or any county with a population above fifty thousand people that is next to a city with a population above three hundred thousand people. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to enact a law registering voters in St. Louis county, or any county with a population above fifty thousand people that is next to a city with a population above three hundred thousand people. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 151,694 | 28.23% | ||
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385,698 | 71.77% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | The Fifth Constitutional was proposed to empower the General Assembly to provide by law for the registration of voters in St. Louis county or any county of fifty thousand inhabitants or more adjoining a city with three hundred thousand inhabitants or more. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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