Missouri Amendment 5, Increase Debt Limit for Subway Construction Measure (1914)
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| Topic Debt limits and Local government finance and taxes |
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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 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the debt limit for cities with a population of 100,000 inhabitants or more in order to construct a subway system. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the debt limit for cities with a population of 100,000 inhabitants or more in order to construct a subway system. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 117,197 | 26.99% | ||
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316,959 | 73.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | The fifth constitutional amendment was proposed to provide for an increase of the limit of indebtedness that cities of 100,000 inhabitants or over may incur for the purpose of constructing or acquiring subways. | ” |
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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