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The supporting group had until [[Calendar#May|May 4, 2014]] to turn in the required amount of valid signatures. Missouri law states that signatures for {{issfull}}s must be obtained from registered voters equal to five percent of the total votes cast in the 2012 governor's election from six of the state's eight congressional districts. This amounts to a minimum of [[Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri#Number required|98,618]] [[Valid signature|valid signatures]], depending on which districts signatures are gathered from.<ref>[[Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri#Number required|''Ballotpedia.org'', "Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri," accessed March 14, 2014]]</ref> | The supporting group had until [[Ballotpedia:Calendar#May|May 4, 2014]] to turn in the required amount of valid signatures. Missouri law states that signatures for {{issfull}}s must be obtained from registered voters equal to five percent of the total votes cast in the 2012 governor's election from six of the state's eight congressional districts. This amounts to a minimum of [[Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri#Number required|98,618]] [[Valid signature|valid signatures]], depending on which districts signatures are gathered from.<ref>[[Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri#Number required|''Ballotpedia.org'', "Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri," accessed March 14, 2014]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:08, 17 March 2015
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The Missouri Commission on Human Rights Initiative did not appear on a 2014 election ballot in the state of Missouri as an initiated state statute. The measure would have added unfair treatment based on sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's definition of "discrimination." The measure would also have exempted any religious denomination and any officiant acting as a representative of a religious denomination from any discrimination claims.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The proposed ballot text read as follows:[2]
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Shall Missouri law regarding the Missouri Commission on Human Rights be amended to:
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Fiscal note
See also: Fiscal impact statement
According the Missouri secretary of state's fiscal note:
- No or limited estimated costs or savings were expected by local governmental entities. Estimated annual costs to state governmental entities would be at least $89,000 with the total potential annual costs being unknown.
Support
The measure was sponsored by Missourians for Equality.[4]
Path to the ballot
The supporting group had until May 4, 2014 to turn in the required amount of valid signatures. Missouri law states that signatures for initiated state statutes must be obtained from registered voters equal to five percent of the total votes cast in the 2012 governor's election from six of the state's eight congressional districts. This amounts to a minimum of 98,618 valid signatures, depending on which districts signatures are gathered from.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ S 2014-006 (text)
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Ballot measure 2014-006," accessed March 6, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, Measure 2014-006 (status)
- ↑ Ballotpedia.org, "Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri," accessed March 14, 2014
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