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Missouri Proposition 15, Automatic Constitutional Convention Questions Initiative (1920)
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| Topic Election administration and governance and State constitutional conventions |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 15 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 2, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing an automatic process to periodically ask voters whether to hold a constitutional convention, beginning with the August 2, 1921, election and recurring every 20 years during a general election (e.g., 1942, 1962, and so on.). |
A "no" vote opposed establishing an automatic process to periodically ask voters whether to hold a constitutional convention. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 15 |
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175,355 | 57.97% | ||
| No | 127,130 | 42.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | Proposition No. 15. Proposed by Initiative Petition Constitutional Amendment. Proposed amendment repealing article XV, Missouri Constitution, enacting new article in lieu thereof, providing mode of revising and amending Constitution and for calling constitutional convention. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment 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 8% of the gubernatorial vote for initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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