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Missouri Proposition 19, Senatorial Redistricting Initiative (1922)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 19 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Missouri on November 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law that based the apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts on the previous United States census. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law that based the apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts on the previous United States census. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 227,000 | 37.42% | ||
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379,615 | 62.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | PROPOSITION NUMBER 19 A proposed measure submitted by initiative petition to revise and adjust the apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts upon the basis of the last United States decennial census so that the said Senatorial Districts may conform to the constitutional requirements of compactness, convenience and equal population. | ” |
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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