Missouri Amendment 2, Decennial Statute Revisions Measure (1940)

Missouri Amendment 2
Election date November 5, 1940
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Missouri Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to repeal Section 41, and enact a new section to establish a revision of statutes every 10 years starting in 1949.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to repeal Section 41, and enact a new section to establish a revision of statutes every 10 years starting in 1949.

Election results

Missouri Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		445,104	46.77%
No		506,568	53.23%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Amendment No. 2- (Submitted by General Assembly.)- Amendment repealing Section 41, Article IV, Missouri Constitution, and enacting new section providing for revision of statutes in 1949, and every ten years thereafter.

”

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.

See also

1940 Measures

• 1940 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1940 legislative sessions

Missouri

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• Missouri ballot measure laws

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External links

• Missouri State Archives - The Blue Book