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Missouri Amendment 5, Increase Gasoline Tax Measure (August 1978)
| Missouri Amendment 5 | |
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| Topic Fuel taxes and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 8, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the gas tax from $0.07 to $0.10 a gallon and increase the counties' share of net proceeds from 5% to 7%. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to increase the gas tax from $0.07 to $0.10 a gallon and increase the counties' share of net proceeds from 5% to 7%. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 112,425 | 12.27% | ||
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803,936 | 87.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (Proposed by Initiative Petition) Increases the motor fuel tax from seven cents a gallon to ten cents a gallon until changed by law. Increases the counties' share of the net proceeds of the tax from the 5% to 15%. The cost to the State would bee for increased expenditures representing the additional tax on motor fuel purchased by the various state agencies. This cost would be offset by the additional revenue generated by the proposed tax increase. | ” |
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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