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Missouri Proposition E, Prohibit State-Run Health Insurance Exchanges Without Voter or Legislative Approval Measure (2012)
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| Topic Private health insurance and State executive powers and duties |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition E was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on November 6, 2012. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the governor and state agencies from creating or running state-based health insurance exchanges without approval from voters through a ballot measure or from the state legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the governor and state agencies from creating or running state-based health insurance exchanges without approval from voters through a ballot measure or from the state legislature. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition E |
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1,573,292 | 61.71% | ||
| No | 976,250 | 38.29% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition E was as follows:
| “ | Shall Missouri Law be amended to prohibit the Governor or any state agency, from establishing or operating state-based health insurance exchanges unless authorized by a vote of the people or by the legislature? No direct costs or savings for state and local governmental entities are expected from this proposal. Indirect costs or savings related to enforcement actions, missed federal funding, avoided implementation costs, and other issues are unknown. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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A “yes” vote will amend Missouri law to prohibit the Governor or any state agency, from establishing or operating state-based health insurance exchanges unless authorized by a vote of the people or by the legislature. A “no” vote will not amend Missouri law to prohibit the Governor or any state agency, from establishing or operating state-based health insurance exchanges unless authorized by a vote of the people or by the legislature. If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes. | ” |
Path to the ballot
In order to qualify for the ballot, the measure required approval by a majority of the members of each chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. The measure was sent to the Missouri Secretary of State on May 30, 2012.
See also
Footnotes
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