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Missouri Proposition 9, Minimum Train Crew Size Requirement Referendum (1914)
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| Topic Business regulations and Railways |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Missouri on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported upholding the contested legislation, Senate Bill 117, which would have established minimum crew size requirements for trains operating within the state. |
A "no" vote opposed upholding the contested legislation, Senate Bill 117, which would have established minimum crew size requirements for trains operating within the state. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 159,892 | 33.02% | ||
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324,384 | 66.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | The ninth proposition was proposed by referendum petition referring to vote of the people Senate bill No. 117, enacted by the Forty-seventh General Assembly, providing the minimum number of employes in crews on passenger, mail, express and freight trains, respectively, operated in the State of Missouri; making it unlawful for railroad and railway companies to operate such character of trains without such respective minimum number of employees in said crews, and prescribing penalties for violations of said act. | ” |
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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