Missouri Approval Voting Initiative (2022)
| Missouri Approval Voting Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns and Voting policy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Approval Voting Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have made primary elections open and nonpartisan where the top-four candidates proceed to the general election; implemented approval voting for general elections; and required all vacancies to be filled through a special election.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was follows:[2]
| “ | Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
State and local governmental entities estimate no savings, one-time costs of at least $2.1 million, and ongoing costs of at least $90,000 each primary election, $95,000 each general election, and $60,000 for all other elections. There could also be additional costs for local government vacancy elections. [3] |
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Full text
- The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Missouri, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election in six of the eight state congressional districts. Signatures must be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: The smallest possible requirement was 171,592 valid signatures. The actual requirement depends on the congressional districts in which signatures were collected.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was May 8, 2022.
Once the signatures have been filed with the secretary of state, the secretary copies the petition sheets and transmits them to county election authorities for verification. The secretary of state may choose whether the signatures are to be verified by a 5 percent random sample or full verification. If the random sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If more than 110 percent, the initiative is certified, and, if less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
- On August 26, 2021, Andrew Brain filed the initiative.[2]
- On October 6, 2021, the secretary of state cleared the initiative for signature gathering.[2]
- This initiative did not meet the signature requirements by the deadline on May 8, 2022.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed October6, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Missouri Secretary of State, "List of petitions," accessed August 31, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2022 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed May 9, 2022
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