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Missouri Proposition 11, Office of Excise Commissioners Referendum (1914)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Local government organization |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Missouri on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported upholding House bill No. 7, which would have abolished the governor-appointed office of Excise Commissioner in cities with a population of 300,000 or more, and would have established a bipartisan Board of Excise Commissioners appointed by the mayors of those cities. |
A "no" vote opposed upholding House bill No. 7, thereby keeping the governor-appointed office of Excise Commissioner in cities with a population of 300,000 or more. |
Election results
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| Yes | 134,449 | 30.68% | ||
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303,757 | 69.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | The eleventh proposition was proposed by referendum petition referring to vote of the people House bill No. 7, enacted by the Forty-seventh General Assembly. Abolishing the present office of Excise Commissioner as appointed by the Governor in cities having a population of three hundred thousand inhabitants or more and providing for appointment by the mayor of such cities, in lieu of such Excise Commissioner, of a bipartisan Board of Excise Commissioners, and prescribing the number, qualifications, duties and salaries of the members thereof, and providing that all fees and taxes received from dramshop licenses in such cities shall be paid over to the treasures of such cities. | ” |
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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