Missouri Ban Cell Phone Usage while Driving Initiative (2018)
| Missouri Ban Cell Phone Usage while Driving Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Ban Cell Phone Usage while Driving Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have prohibited operating a motor vehicle while using a handheld wireless communications device, such as a cellphone, to have a phone call or send, read, or write a text message or other electronic message, unless the device is equipped with hands-free technology.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Do you want to amend the Missouri constitution to:
State governmental entities.[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative 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 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: The smallest possible requirement was 160,199 valid signatures. The actual requirement depends on the congressional districts in which signatures were collected.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was May 6, 2018.
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 the initiative
Steven Reed filed the initiative on January 9, 2018.[1] The initiative was approved for circulation on February 16, 2018.[2] Signatures were not filed for the initiative.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Initiative 334," January 9, 2018
- ↑ 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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