Missouri Amendment 8, Changes to Tax and Revenue Provisions Initiative (1938)
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| Topic Property taxes and Tax and revenue administration |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 8 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to change tax assessments, allocate bond funds, and eliminate local property taxes on motor vehicles. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to change tax assessments, allocate bond funds, and eliminate local property taxes on motor vehicles. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 226,044 | 26.43% | ||
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629,351 | 73.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 8- (Submitted by initiative petition).- Amendment to Article X, of the Constitution, providing plan of assessment, valuation and taxation; appropriating bond money; prohibiting local property tax on motor vehicles; providing State-maintained school system. | ” |
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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