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Missouri Amendment 9, Tax Increase to Support Public Education Initiative (1912)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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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, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a state tax of $0.10 per $100 assessed valuation to fund public elementary and high schools, state normal schools, Lincoln Institute, and the State University. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to enact a state tax of $0.10 per $100 assessed valuation to fund public elementary and high schools, state normal schools, Lincoln Institute, and the State University. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 154,952 | 27.83% | ||
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401,843 | 72.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | The Ninth Constitutional Amendment was proposed by Initiative Petition and was to provide for levying and collecting on each one hundred dollars assessed valuation, a State tax of ten cents for the support of the public elementary and high schools, State normals, Lincoln Institute and the State University. | ” |
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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