Missouri Amendment 8, Indebtedness for Subway Construction Measure (1908)
| Missouri Amendment 8 | |
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| Topic Debt limits and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 3, 1908. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants to exceed constitutional debt limits for constructing or purchasing subways. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants to exceed constitutional debt limits for constructing or purchasing subways. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 127,276 | 43.49% | ||
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165,388 | 56.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | EIGTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT- Authorizing cities of 100,000 inhabitants or over to become indebted in excess of the amount provided in Section 12, Article X of the Constitution for the purpose of constructing or purchasing subways. | ” |
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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