Missouri Amendment 11, Lottery Proceeds for Public Education Measure (August 1992)
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| Topic Gambling policy and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 4, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to mandate that all net state lottery and gaming proceeds be used exclusively for public education, exclude them from total state revenues under Article 10, and require a change in procedure for ticket sales to be changed by law. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to mandate that all net state lottery and gaming proceeds be used exclusively for public education, exclude them from total state revenues under Article 10, and require a change in procedure for ticket sales to be changed by law. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 11 |
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818,879 | 77.82% | ||
| No | 233,408 | 22.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 11 (Proposed by the 86th General Assembly, Second Regular Session) All net proceeds from state lottery to be used solely for support of public school, colleges and universities. Procedure for ticket sales may be changed by law. All net lottery revenue (approximately $65,000,000 in 1992) and newly authorized gaming activity proceeds would be used only to support education and not be considered part of total state revenues defined in Article 10. | ” |
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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