Missouri Amendment 6, Authority and Jurisdiction of Courts Measure (August 1976)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections and State judicial authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 3, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to restructure the judiciary by redefining court jurisdictions, create associate circuit judges, modifying the nonpartisan court plan and judicial retirement rules, abolishing constables and St. Louis City prosecuting attorney, and integrating municipal courts into circuit courts. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to restructure the judiciary by redefining court jurisdictions, create associate circuit judges, modifying the nonpartisan court plan and judicial retirement rules, abolishing constables and St. Louis City prosecuting attorney, and integrating municipal courts into circuit courts. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 6 |
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518,521 | 51.64% | ||
| No | 485,536 | 48.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 6- (Submitted by the 78th General Assembly Second Regular Session) Changes authority and jurisdiction of Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals and circuit courts; creates associate circuit judges; amends nonpartisan court plan; amends judges retirement provisions; abolishes constables and St. Louis City prosecuting attorney; municipal courts become divisions of circuit courts. | ” |
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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