Missouri Proposition 18, Liability and Compensation for Workplace Injury Initiative (1922)
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| Topic Tort law and Workers' compensation laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 18 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Missouri on November 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported making an employer liable in damages for injuries in the workplace caused by employer neglect, and to provide damages for personal injuries or death resulting from said negligence. |
A "no" vote opposed making an employer liable in damages for injuries in the workplace caused by employer neglect, and to provide damages for personal injuries or death resulting from said negligence. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 141,149 | 20.08% | ||
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561,882 | 79.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | Proposition Number 18 PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION. An Act providing for damages for personal injuries or death resulting from the wrongful act or neglect of another, abolishing the fellow servant rule as a defense, abolishing the defense of contributory negligence and substituting therefor the law of comparative negligence, making the defense of assumption of risk one of fact to be left to a jury, making an employer liable in damages for injuries caused to an employee while engaged in his employment by any act, omission or negligence or any other employee, regulating pleadings, jurisdiction and appeals in personal injury cases, and repealing the Workman's Compensation Act. Proposed State Compensation and Personal Injury Law by Initiative Petition. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute 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 initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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