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Missouri Amendment 5, Citizen's Commission for Elected Official Salaries Measure (1994)

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Missouri Amendment 5

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Election date

November 8, 1994

Topic
Administrative organization and Salaries of government officials
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Missouri Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1994. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to establish the Citizen's Commission, which would set the compensation for all elected state officials.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to establish the Citizen's Commission, which would set the compensation for all elected state officials.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 5

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

900,128 57.37%
No 668,786 42.63%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (Submitted by the 87th General Assembly)

Shall the compensation for all elected state officials, including members of the general assembly and judges, be set by the Citizen's Commission established by this amendment rather than set by vote of the general assembly? Compensation changes (increases or decreases) would depend on actions of the Commission and the legislature.

”


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.

See also

1994 Measures

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