Missouri 1924 ballot measures

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Twenty-one statewide ballot measures were on the February 6, 1920 ballot in Missouri.

• All twenty-one measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Five of the measures were adopted and sixteen were defeated.

Eight statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 1920 ballot in Missouri.

• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• All eight measures were defeated.

On the ballot

February 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Property	Expands the property rights of religious corporations	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Direct Democracy	Raises percentage of signatures needed to invoke initiatives and referendums	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Constitutions	Makes significant changes to Article IV of the Missouri constitution	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Bonds	Issues bonds to pay debts from outstanding military bonuses	a
LRCA	Issue 5	Healthcare	Recognizes the obligation of the state to safeguard the public health	d
LRCA	Issue 6	State Exec	Streamlines executive branch and gives	d
LRCA	Issue 7	Judiciary	Establishes judiciary commission and restructures court districts	d
LRCA	Issue 8	Education	Allows for members of the State board of Education to be impeached	a
LRCA	Issue 9	Elections	Restricts voting privileges to only U.S. citizens	d
LRCA	Issue 10	Elections	Allows political parties to have their candidates on the ballot	d
LRCA	Issue 11	Local Gov't	Allows for consolidation of counties and regulates other border issues	d
LRCA	Issue 12	Local Gov't	Overhauls local taxes	d
LRCA	Issue 13	Taxes	Gives the general assembly options on how to tax property	d
LRCA	Issue 14	Admin of Gov't	Abolishes State Board of Equalization	d
LRCA	Issue 15	Education	Sets age limits for free education	d
LRCA	Issue 16	Business	Regulates notes, bonds, and stock options	d
LRCA	Issue 17	Veterans	Eliminates consciousness objectors clause from the Constitution and provides for the election of military officers.	d
LRCA	Issue 18	Gov't Acc	Prohibits public officials from appointing relatives to office	a
LRCA	Issue 19	Bonds	Issues bonds for public improvements and construction of sewers.	a
LRCA	Issue 20	Constitutions	Creates a constitutional requirement that two newspapers per county print ballot measures ahead of elections	d
LRCA	Issue 21	Constitutions	Codifies the ways in which new amendments and laws will are executed	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Gov't Salaries	Fixes supreme court salaries and provides for two more judges	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Constitutions	Prescribes methods and means for revising and amending the constitution of Missouri	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Local Gov't	Prescribes methods and means for revising the charter of St. Louis	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Gov't Salaries	Regulates the salaries and expenses of members of the general assembly and prohibits appointments by nepotism	d
CICA	Issue 5	Transportation	Provides funds for the completion and maintenance of the state highways system	a
CICA	Issue 6	Labor	Provides a system of compensation for workmen injured in industrial accidents	d
CICA	Issue 7	Local Gov't	Authorizes St. Louis to consolidate its territories and governments	d
CICA	Issue 8	Taxes	Exempts the properties and incomes of churches as well as certain educational and charitable institutions from taxation.	d

See also

• Listings of Missouri ballot propositions by year
• Local ballot measures, Missouri
• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• 1924 ballot measures

External links

• List of Missouri initiatives from 1910-2000 (PDF)
• Missouri Legislative Academy - Initiative and Referendum 1910-2010