Missouri Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative (2018)
| Missouri Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have added an amendment to the Missouri Constitution to prohibit discrimination in employment based on "race, color, age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry." The measure would have exempted religious organizations.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
State governmental entities expect unknown costs due to litigation. Local governmental entities expect no costs or savings.[3] |
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Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Missouri Constitution
The measure would have added a Section 36 to Article I of the Missouri Constitution.[1]
Full text
The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters of the initiative were required to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 8 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required was 160,199. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the election was May 6, 2018.
Emily Waggoner proposed the initiative.[1] The initiative was certified for circulation on January 6, 2017.[2] Signatures were not filed for the initiative.
See also
- Missouri 2018 ballot measures
- 2018 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Petition 2018-061," November 30, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2018 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed January 12, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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