1914 Missouri Amendment 13

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1914 Missouri Amendment 13 was a proposed amendment to the 1875 Constitution of Missouri to grant women the right to vote. The ballot measure, which was initiated by the Missouri Equal Suffrage League, was unsuccessful, receiving the support of 13 of the state's 114 counties, and 36.11% of the vote.

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1914 Missouri Amendment 13
November 3, 1914
Providing that females shall have the same right to vote at all elections held within this state as males.
Results
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 Votes %
Yes 182,257 36.11%
No 322,463 63.89%
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Background

The Missouri Equal Suffrage League was the campaign which initiated the measure.[1] After a year-long "vigorous campaign,"[2] the group, on June 27, 1914, filed the needed signatures for placing the amendment on the ballot with Secretary of State Cornelius Roach at a ceremony in Jefferson City.[1] The number of signatures submitted, around 31,000,[3] was considered "a large excess over the required number."[2] The amendment, which was the first submitted by initiative that year,[2] had its signatures presented in white pasteboard boxes, which were wrapped in tissue paper and tied with yellow silk ribbon.[2]

Endorsements

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Contents

The amendment, which was decided by voters alongside the 1914 Missouri elections on November 3, 1914,[7] had the following information shown to voters for it:[7]

Thirteenth Proposition.

Proposed by Initiative Petition.

Constitutional Amendment.

Providing that females shall have the same right to vote at all elections held within this state as males.

An act to amend article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Missouri by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 2a, extending the right of suffrage to women.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Missouri:

Section 1. That article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Missouri be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a new section to be known as section 2a, and reading as follows:

Section 2a. Females shall hereafter have the same right, under the same conditions, to vote at all elections held in this state, as males now have or may hereafter have.

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Results

13 counties voted in favor, and 101 voted against. The independent city of St. Louis voted against. The highest level of support for the amendment came from Harrison County with 68.40% in favor, and the lowest level came from Perry County, with 10.88% in favor.[8]

The following table details the results by county of the amendment:[8]

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Later events

Federal

On July 3, 1919, Missouri became the 11 state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,[9] which granted the right of suffrage to women nationwide.[10] The measure proposing ratification, which was introduced by State Representative Walter E. Bailey, was agreed to by the state house on July 2 in a 125–9 vote.[9] On July 3, the state senate voted in favor with 28 in support, three opposed, one absent, and one not voting.[9]

State

On November 7, 1922, Missouri voters approved Amendment 2, which formally removed text from the state constitution requiring voters to be "male".[11] The removal of such language was a formality.[12]

Gallery

  • Campaign art supporting passage of Amendment 13
    Campaign art supporting passage of Amendment 13
  • Suffrage activists filing the required signatures on June 27, 1914
    Suffrage activists filing the required signatures on June 27, 1914
  • Sheet of 1914 Missouri women's suffrage stamps
    Sheet of 1914 Missouri women's suffrage stamps
  • Suffrage meeting in Marthasville, Missouri, May 1914.
    Suffrage meeting in Marthasville, Missouri, May 1914.

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