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MO SJR4
Joint Resolution
Status
1/9/2013
Primary Sponsor
John Lamping
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces section 17 of article IV of the Missouri Constitution regarding elective state officers
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Beginning in 2016, governor and lieutenant governor candidates must be nominated and elected jointly, with voters casting a single vote for both offices running together
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Requires that petition signatures and convention votes for governor and lieutenant governor candidates be made jointly for candidates running together
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Maintains existing four-year terms for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and attorney general, all elected at presidential elections
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Preserves term limits of no more than two terms for governor and treasurer, and maintains the two-year term for state auditor with four-year terms for successors
Legislative Description
Requires the joint election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor beginning in the year 2016
Last Action
Hearing Conducted S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee
2/11/2013