Missouri Amendment 8, Pensions for the Blind Amendment Measure (1920)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public assistance programs |
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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 2, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a levy annual tax between $0.005 and $0.03 of $100 valuation to fund a pension for the blind. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a levy annual tax between $0.005 and $0.03 of $100 valuation to fund a pension for the blind. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 8 |
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455,227 | 60.61% | ||
| No | 295,788 | 39.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 8 Requiring General Assembly to levy annual tax not less than one-half cent nor more than three cents on $100.00 valuation for pensioning deserving blind. | ” |
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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