Missouri Proposition 2, Police Pensions Initiative (1928)
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| Topic Law enforcement officers and departments and Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Missouri on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law to establish a police pension system for cities with at least 500,000 inhabitants, and provide benefits to veteran, disabled, and deceased officers' families. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law to establish a police pension system for cities with at least 500,000 inhabitants, and provide benefits to veteran, disabled, and deceased officers' families. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 535,535 | 48.17% | ||
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576,169 | 51.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Proposition No. 2.- Submitted by Initiative Petition.- An act to provide for the creation, maintenance and administration of a police pension system in all cities of this State that now have or may hereafter attain a population of five hundred thousand inhabitants or over, under which system veteran and disabled police officers of said cities, and the widows and minor children of deceased police officers of said cities shall receive pensions to be paid partly from certain assessments against the salaries of the police officers of said cities, partly from certain fees, rewards and gifts, and partly from the public funds of said cities. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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