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Missouri Amendment 9, Gambling Boats Initiative (1998)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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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 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the Missouri General Assembly to permit gambling on excursion boats and floating facilities on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, including artificial water spaces within 1,000 feet of the main channel. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the Missouri General Assembly to permit gambling on excursion boats and floating facilities on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, including artificial water spaces within 1,000 feet of the main channel. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 9 |
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857,826 | 55.49% | ||
| No | 688,184 | 44.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 9 Proposed by initiative petition Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to authorize the general assembly to permit upon the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers only, including artificial spaces containing water that are within 1000 feet of the closest edge of the main channel of either of those rivers, lotteries, gift enterprises and games of chance to be conducted on excursion gambling boats and floating facilities and to provide that any license issued before or after the adoption of this amendmentment for any such boat or facility located in any such artificial space shall be deemed authorized by the general assembly and compliant with this section? The fiscal impact to state and local governments of adopting this constitutional amendment is the continuation of revenues ranging from approximately $95,000,000 to $170,000,000 annually, that are currently received from gambling boats and floating facilities that most likely could not continue to be licensed under the present constitution. | ” |
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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