Missouri Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative (2018)

Missouri
Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative

Election date
November 6, 2018
Topic
Constitutional rights
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment| Origin
Citizens

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The Missouri Anti-Discrimination in Employment Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.

The measure would have added an amendment to the Missouri Constitution to prohibit discrimination in employment based on "race, color, age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry." The measure would have exempted religious organizations.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Ballot title
* 1.2 Constitutional changes
* 1.3 Full text
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The ballot title was as follows:[2]

“  | Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

* prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, color, age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry; and
* exempt entities owned and operated by religious organizations?

State governmental entities expect unknown costs due to litigation. Local governmental entities expect no costs or savings.[3]

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### Constitutional changes[edit]

See also: Article I, Missouri Constitution

The measure would have added a Section 36 to Article I of the Missouri Constitution.[1]

### Full text[edit]

The full text of the initiative is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri

Supporters of the initiative were required to collect a number of signatures equivalent to 8 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required was 160,199. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the election was May 6, 2018.

Emily Waggoner proposed the initiative.[1] The initiative was certified for circulation on January 6, 2017.[2] Signatures were not filed for the initiative.

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Missouri 2018 ballot measures
* 2018 ballot measures
* Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri

## External links[edit]

* Petition 2018-061
* Initiative Petitions at the Missouri Secretary of State

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Missouri Secretary of State, "Petition 2018-061," November 30, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2018 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed January 12, 2017
3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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