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Press release: Gov. Nixon sets election dates for 2014 ballot measures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 23, 2014

Gov. Nixon sets election dates for 2014 ballot measures

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Gov. Jay Nixon today issued a proclamation setting the vote on five constitutional amendments for the Aug. 5, 2014 ballot. The remaining three ballot questions passed by the Missouri General Assembly will appear on the Nov. 4, 2014 ballot.

 

The 97th General Assembly passed a significant number of ballot measures, and additional issues submitted by initiative petition may be certified to appear on the November ballot.  To ensure that Missourians have an opportunity to thoroughly analyze and understand the numerous ballot questions in addition to candidates for various federal, state and local offices, the Governor has set five questions for the August ballot.

 

The ballot measures set for the Aug. 5, 2014 ballot include:

 

§  House Joint Resolution No. 11, passed by the General Assembly in 2013, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to include language forever guaranteeing the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in agricultural production and ranching practices.

 

§  House Joint Resolution No. 48, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to direct the state lottery commission to develop and begin selling a ‘Veterans Lottery Ticket’, from which all net proceeds would be deposited into the Missouri Veterans’ Commission’s capital improvement trust fund.

 

§  House Joint Resolution No. 68, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to enact an additional sales tax to fund infrastructure projects including highways and roads.

 

§  Senate Joint Resolution No. 27, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to include language stating that people shall be secure in their electronic communications and data from unreasonable searches and seizures as they are now likewise secure in their persons, homes, papers and effects.

 

§  Senate Joint Resolution No. 36, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to include a declaration that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right.

 

The remaining ballot questions passed by the Missouri General Assembly that will appear on the Nov. 4, 2014 ballot include:

 

§  House Joint Resolution No. 16, passed by the General Assembly in 2013, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to allow relevant evidence of prior criminal acts to be admissible in prosecutions for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under eighteen years of age.

 

§  House Joint Resolution No. 72, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to include language relating to a governor’s fiscal management authority.

§  House Joint Resolution No. 90, passed by the General Assembly in 2014, proposes amending the Missouri Constitution to permit voting in person or by mail for a period of six business days prior to and including the Wednesday before the Election Day in all general elections.

 

Two additional measures submitted by initiative petition are pending certification for the November ballot.

Article 12 Section 2(b) of the Missouri Constitution provides that all Constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly shall be submitted either at the next general election or at a special election called by the Governor prior to the next general election.

 

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