Missouri Constitutional Amendment 6, Department of Economic Development Amendment (August 1984)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 7, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported renaming the Department of Consumer Affairs, Regulation, and Licensing to the Department of Economic Development. |
A "no" vote opposed renaming the Department of Consumer Affairs, Regulation, and Licensing to the Department of Economic Development. |
Election results
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Missouri Constitutional Amendment 6 |
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491,769 | 60.84% | ||
| No | 316,479 | 39.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Renames department of consumer affairs, regulation and licensing to department of economic development which would coordinate state programs relating to consumer affairs, business development, trade and commerce. The duties and functions of this department are currently under an existing department and this transfer would not create any new cost to the state or local governnents. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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