Missouri Proposition 2, Limits on Changes to Legislative Procedures Initiative (1932)
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| Topic State legislative processes and sessions |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit each House of the General Assembly to 75 employees, require printed copies of amended bills before final approval, mandate a general law revision every 10 years beginning in 1939, and restrict legislative activity after 70 days to specific bills. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit each House of the General Assembly to 75 employees, require printed copies of amended bills before final approval, mandate a general law revision every 10 years beginning in 1939, and restrict legislative activity after 70 days to specific bills. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 2 |
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990,088 | 83.82% | ||
| No | 191,092 | 16.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposition No. 2.-(Submitted by Initiative Petition.)- Repealing Sections 29 and 41 of Article 4, and adopting Sections 16a, 29 and 41, of Article 4.- An amendment limiting each House of the General Assembly to seventy-five employees; providing for printing, before third reading, of bills as amended, and prohibiting the signing of bills by the presiding officer until such printed copies have been furnished and until a correct record of the proceedings of the previous day has been furnished to members and approved; and providing for revision of all general laws in 1939, and each ten years thereafter, and limiting the General Assembly after expiration of seventy days, to a consideration of appropriation bills, revision bills, or bills specifically recommended by the Governor. | ” |
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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