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Missouri Amendment 9, Add Congressional Term Limits Positions to Ballot Initiative (1996)
| Missouri Amendment 9 | |
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| Topic Congressional term limits and Election administration and governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri Constitution to:
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A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri Constitution, thereby not declaring support for a federal constitutional amendment establishing congressional term limits and not requiring ballots to include labels indicating whether congressional candidates support term limits. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,075,215 | 57.71% | ||
| No | 787,985 | 42.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 9 Proposed by Initiative Petition Shall Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution be amended to provide that Missourians intend this initiative lead to adoption of an amendment to the United States Constitution establishes Congressional term limits and further amend Article VIII to provide the Secretary of State shall determine and inform voters on election ballots whether candidates for Congress support Congressional term limits by printing adjacent to incumbent candidates who failed to support Congressional term limits "DISREGARDED VOTERS' INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS" and printing adjacent non-incumbent candidates who refused to take a term limits pledge "DECLINED TO PLEDGE TO SUPPORT TERM LIMITS?" | ” |
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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