Missouri Proposition 12, Mayoral Appointed Board of Police Commissioners Referendum (1914)
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| Topic Law enforcement officers and departments and Local government organization |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 12 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. 6, which would have abolished the governor-appointed Board of Police Commissioners in cities with a population over 300,000 or more inhabitants and replaced it with a bipartisan board appointed by the mayor. |
A "no" vote opposed upholding House Bill No. 6, thereby keeping the governor-appointed Board of Police Commissioners in cities with 300,000 or more inhabitants. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 12 |
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| Yes | 131,382 | 29.97% | ||
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306,942 | 70.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | The twelfth proposition was proposed by referendum petition referring to vote of the people House bill No. 6, enacted by Forty-seventh General Assembly. Abolishing the present Board of Police Commissioners as appointed by the Governor in cities having three hundred thousand inhabitants or more and providing for appointment by the mayor of such cities, in lieu of such board, of a bipartisan Board of Police Commissioners, and prescribing the number, qualifications, duties and salaries of the members thereof, and providing for the municipal assembly or common council of such cities to fix the salaries of the officers and policemen of such cities. | ” |
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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