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Missouri Amendment 2, School District Debt Limit Measure (1952)

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Missouri Amendment 2

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Election date

November 4, 1952

Topic
Ballot measure supermajority requirements andBond issue requirements
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Missouri Amendment 2 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inMissouri onNovember 4, 1952. It wasapproved.

A "yes" votesupported amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize school districts to become indebted up to 10% valuation of taxable property with an approval of two-thirds majority vote.

A "no" voteopposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to authorize school districts to become indebted up to 10% valuation of taxable property with an approval of two-thirds majority vote.


Election results

Missouri Amendment 2

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

686,02560.47%
No448,39439.53%
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.) Amends Section 26, Article VI of Constitution by providing school districts may become indebted up to 10% valuation of taxable tangible property by two-thirds vote.

”


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Missouri Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for theMissouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in theMissouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in theMissouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

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