Missouri Petition at State Career Centers Initiative (2018)
| Missouri Petition at State Career Centers Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Petition at State Career Centers Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have created a constitutional right to petition at the public entrances of Missouri Career Centers. The measure would have defined career centers as "public forums were People discuss employment and jobs and interact with others and by use of computers."[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
As two versions of this initiative were filed for circulation, the secretary of state crafted a ballot title for each one.[2]
| Measure 2018-246 | |||||
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| Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to allow Missourians to petition at the public entrances of Missouri Career Centers?
State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings from this proposal.[3] | |||||
| Measure 2018-281 | |||||
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| Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to allow Missourians to petition at the public entrances of all state funded operations and Missouri Career Centers?
State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings from this proposal.[3] | |||||
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Missouri Constitution
The measure would have added a new section to Article I of the Missouri Constitution.[1]
Full text
The full text of the initiative is available for Petition 2018-246 and Petition 2017-281.
Path to the ballot
Supporters of the initiative were required to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 8 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required was 160,199. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the election was May 6, 2018.
Steven Reed proposed the initiative.[1] The first version of the initiative was approved for circulation on August 25, 2017. The second version was approved for circulation on October 27, 2017.[2] Signatures were not filed for the proposals.
See also
- Missouri 2018 ballot measures
- 2018 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Petition 2018-246," July 17, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2018 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed January 12, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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