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Missouri Proposition 3, Payment of Public Utilities Bonds Measure (1930)
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| Topic Bond issue requirements and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the payment of public utility bonds and other general bonds to be completed within fifty years for cities with a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the payment of public utility bonds and other general bonds to be completed within fifty years for cities with a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 178,835 | 32.08% | ||
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378,680 | 67.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed No. 3.- Submitted by General Assembly.- Amendment to Section 12, Article X of the Missouri Constitution, making public utilities bonds and bonds other than public utilities bonds, issued by cities of five thousand or more inhabitants, for the payment, in whole or in part, for public utilities, payable within fifty years. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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