Missouri Proposition C, State Government Authority over Healthcare Measure (August 2010)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition C was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on August 3, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law to prohibit government penalties for refusing to buy private health insurance, protect direct payment for healthcare services, and modify laws on liquidating certain domestic insurance companies. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law to prohibit government penalties for refusing to buy private health insurance, protect direct payment for healthcare services, and modify laws on liquidating certain domestic insurance companies. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition C |
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669,847 | 71.07% | ||
| No | 272,723 | 28.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition C was as follows:
| “ | Official Ballot Title Proposition C Shall the Missouri Statutes be amended to:
It is estimated this proposal will have no immediate costs or savings to state or local governmental entities. However, because of the uncertain interaction of the proposal with implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, future costs to state governmental entities are unknown. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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