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Missouri Amendment 7, Allow Municipalities to Jointly Issue Revenue Bonds Measure (1986)

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Missouri Amendment 7

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Election date

November 4, 1986

Topic
Bond issue requirements and Local government finance and taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Missouri Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 4, 1986. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing two or more Missouri municipalities, as members of a statewide commission, to jointly issue revenue bonds for construction projects, with approval required by a majority of voters only in the municipalities affected by the project.

A "no" vote opposed allowing two or more Missouri municipalities, as members of a statewide commission, to jointly issue revenue bonds for construction projects, with approval required by a majority of voters only in the municipalities affected by the project.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 7

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

665,135 55.38%
No 535,932 44.62%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

Amendment No. 7- (Submitted by the 83rd General Assembly, Second Regular Session) Only voters of participating governmental units in joint revenue bond venture need approve issuance of bonds. This proposal will not result in any additional cost or savings to the affected political subdivisions.


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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