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Missouri Proposition 10, County Jurisdiction on Prohibition Referendum (1914)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Local government organization |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Missouri on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported upholding House bill No. 19 that would have established counties having complete jurisdiction over alcohol prohibition laws, instead of municipalities with a population of 2,500 or more having the right to an election determining their alcohol laws. |
A "no" vote opposed upholding House bill No. 19 that would have established counties having complete jurisdiction over alcohol prohibition laws, instead of municipalities with a population of 2,500 or more having the right to an election determining their alcohol laws. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 172,909 | 35.71% | ||
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311,285 | 64.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | The tenth proposition was proposed by referendum petition referring to the vote of the people House bill No. 19, enacted by the Forty-seventh General Assembly. Amending the local option laws so as to make the counties the sole units to determine whether or not intoxicating liquors shall be sold, furnished or given away within their limits; taking away from municipalities of 2,500 population or more the right to vote separately from their respective counties; providing additional qualifications for judges at local option elections, and providing that dramshop licenses shall not be granted by several county courts after filing of a petition for a local option election. | ” |
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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