Missouri Amendment 1, Allow State Treasurer to Serve Two Terms Measure (August 1970)
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| Topic State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 4, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow the state treasurer to be elected twice unless they served more than two years of another's treasures incomplete term. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow the state treasurer to be elected twice unless they served more than two years of another's treasures incomplete term. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 1 |
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301,345 | 51.90% | ||
| No | 279,319 | 48.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 1.- (Submitted by the 75th General Assembly) Removes prohibition on state treasurer succeeding himself. Permits treasurer to be elected twice unless he has served more than two years of another's unexpired term. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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