Missouri Proposition A, Large Commercial Vehicles on Highways Referendum (April 1982)
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Land use and development policy |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition A was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Missouri on April 6, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law to allow longer and heavier trucks on Missouri highways, and to extend metropolitan commercial zones. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law to allow longer and heavier trucks on Missouri highways, and to extend metropolitan commercial zones. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 405,471 | 46.66% | ||
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463,585 | 53.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:
| “ | Proposition 'A'- (S.S. H.B. 695, enacted by the Eighty-First General Assembly, First Regular Session and referred to vote of the people by initiative petition) To permit longer and heavier trucks on Missouri highways and to extend metropolitan commercial zones. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum 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 veto referendums. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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