Missouri Amendment 2, School District Bond Limit Measure (August 1996)
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| Topic Bond issues and Education |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 6, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize school districts, with voter approval, to increase their bonded indebtedness limit from 10% to 15% of district property value. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize school districts, with voter approval, to increase their bonded indebtedness limit from 10% to 15% of district property value. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 310,624 | 45.17% | ||
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377,045 | 54.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 Proposed by the 88th General Assembly (First Regular Session) School districts with voter approval, may incur bonded indebtedness up to fifteen percent of the value of property located in district rather than current level of then percent. Fiscal impacts due to this proposal would depend upon actions of school boards and voters in school districts. | ” |
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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