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Missouri Amendment 6, Riverboat Gambling Initiative (1994)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize lotteries, gift enterprises, and games of chance to be conduced on excursion gambling boats and floating facilities on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize lotteries, gift enterprises, and games of chance to be conduced on excursion gambling boats and floating facilities on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 6 |
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943,652 | 53.88% | ||
| No | 807,707 | 46.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (Submitted by Initiative Petition) Shall the General Assembly be authorized to permit only upon the Mississippi River and the Missouri River lotteries, gift enterprises, and games of change to be conducted on excursion gambling boats and floating facilities? This proposal would increase state revenues from existing gaming boats approximately $30,000,000 per year. Impact on local governments are unknown. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment 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 8% of the gubernatorial vote for initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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