Missouri 1920 ballot measures

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Fifteen statewide ballot measures were on the November 2, 1920 ballot in Missouri.

• Twelve measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two measures were veto referendums.
• One measure was an initiated constitutional amendments.
• Ten of the measures were adopted and five were defeated.

On the ballot

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Gov't Salaries	Changes legislative compensation from per diem to salary	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Local Gov't	Allows cities to amend their charters more easily	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Local Gov't	Increases city and county debt limits to fund public works	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Taxes	Allows for special taxes for building and maintaining roads	a
LRCA	Issue 5	Taxes	Raises tax rates to improve public buildings and improvements	d
LRCA	Issue 6	Bonds	Creates $60 million worth of bonds to improve roads	a
LRCA	Issue 7	Utilities	Raises debt limits of certain cities to build and improve water, ice and electric plants	a
LRCA	Issue 8	Pension	Requires a state tax to pay pensions to the blind	a
LRCA	Issue 9	Bonds	Issues $1 million in bonds for a fund for soldiers	a
LRCA	Issue 10	Judciary	Increases number of justices on the Missouri Supreme Court to nine	d
LRCA	Issue 11	Elections	Allows absentee voting for soldiers	a
LRCA	Issue 12	Judiciary	Increases number of St. Louis court appeals judges to six	d
VR	Issue 13	Alcohol	Outlines enforcement of prohibition	a
VR	Issue 14	Labor	Creates system of workmen's compensation	d
CICA	Issue 15	ConCon	Requires a new constitutional convention	a

See also

• List of Missouri ballot measures
• 1920 ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Missouri

External links

• I&R Institute ballot measure database for Missouri
• University of Missouri Institute for Public Policy
• Chillicothe Constitution, "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of Missouri," October 12,1920