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Missouri Amendment 1, Gas Tax Increase Referendum (April 1950)
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| Topic Fuel taxes and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Missouri on April 4, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law that increased the motor fuel license tax from two to four cents per gallon to fund highway construction and maintenance. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law that increased the motor fuel license tax from two to four cents per gallon to fund highway construction and maintenance. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 179,094 | 25.32% | ||
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528,201 | 74.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1.- (Submitted by General Assembly.) Provides increase in license tax from two cents per gallon to four cents per gallon on motor fuels, used or received for use, in propelling motor vehicles on public highways, for construction and maintenance of public highways, authorizes expenditure on state rural roads of net revenue from one cent per gallon of such tax apportioned among counties, one-fourth according to population, one-fourth according to area, one-half in discretion of State Highway Commission, areas and population of cities of more than 150,000 population not to be considered; all under supervision of said Commission, advised by bi-partisan committee concerning state rural roads. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is based on the number of votes cast for governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. In two-thirds of Missouri's congressional districts, proponents must collect signatures equal to 5% of the gubernatorial vote for veto referendums. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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