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Missouri Amendment 6, Bonds for Road Construction Measure (1920)
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| Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 2, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing $60 million in bonds to be issued to fund road construction. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing $60 million in bonds to be issued to fund road construction. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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372,514 | 52.35% | ||
| No | 339,021 | 47.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 6- Relating to the issue of bonds for road building- proposed issue, $60,000,000.00. | ” |
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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