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Missouri Public Financing for Candidates Initiative (2018)
| Missouri Public Financing for Candidates Initiative | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Public Financing for Candidates Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have established a fund to provide public financing for candidates who agree to accept and meet certain conditions. A seven-member commission would have developed rules to govern the fund. Members of the commission would have been appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Shall Missouri law be amended to create the Missouri Elections Trust Fund, to be administered by a commission of 7 people appointed by the Governor; the fund will provide public financing, limited by Article VIII, section 23 of the Constitution, for candidates running for elected office who agree: not to accept contributions from political action committees that accept corporate contributions, contributions over $1000 from any source excluding their own political party, and that at least half of all money raised by the candidate will come from individuals contributing $100 or less?
State government entities expect implementation costs of $290,000 and annual costs of $110,000. Also, an unknown amount of revenue will not be available for state General Revenue Fund spending. Local governmental entities expect no costs or savings from this proposal.[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available for Petition 2018-160.
Path to the ballot
Supporters of the initiative were required to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 5 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required was 100,126. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the election was May 6, 2018.
Winston Apple proposed the initiative.[1] Signatures were not filed for the initiative.
See also
- Missouri 2018 ballot measures
- 2018 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Petition 2018-160," January 31, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2018 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed March 24, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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