Missouri Amendment 5, New State Capitol Building Bond Measure (1910)

Missouri Amendment 5
Election date November 8, 1910
Topic Bond issues
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1910. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri Constitution to authorize the issuance of up to $5 million in bonds to fund the construction and furnishing of a new state capitol building.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri Constitution to authorize the issuance of up to $5 million in bonds to fund the construction and furnishing of a new state capitol building.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		188,259	36.13%
No		332,858	63.87%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

The Fifth Constitutional Amendment was proposed to provide for the erection and equipment of a new State Capitol.

”

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.

See also

1910 Measures

• 1910 Measures
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1910 legislative sessions

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book