Missouri Amendment 1, Bingo Regulations Measure (August 1990)
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| Topic Business regulations and Gambling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 7, 1990. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to revise membership requirements for participating in bingo operations and remove the advertising restrictions. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to revise membership requirements for participating in bingo operations and remove the advertising restrictions. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 342,131 | 47.34% | ||
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380,573 | 52.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1- (Submitted by the 85th General Assembly, First Regular Session) Changes membership requirements for persons participating in bingo operations, and removes advertising restrictions. This proposal would have minimal impact on state funds. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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