Missouri Referendum 2, Foundation Plan for State Education Funding Measure (October 1955)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Referendum 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on October 4, 1955. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law that guaranteed at least $185 per student annually from combined state and local sources, required districts to levy at least $1 per $100 of property valuation to qualify, and provided three types of aid: an equalization grant, a flat grant, and a teacher incentive grant based on training. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law that guaranteed at least $185 per student annually from combined state and local sources, required districts to levy at least $1 per $100 of property valuation to qualify, and provided three types of aid: an equalization grant, a flat grant, and a teacher incentive grant based on training. |
Election results
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Missouri Referendum 2 |
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247,639 | 76.92% | ||
| No | 74,286 | 23.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 2 was as follows:
| “ | Referendum Measure No. 2- (Submitted by Sixty-eight General Assembly). Providing a new plan of state aid to local elementary and high school education commonly called the "Foundation Plan." | ” |
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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