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52Nov 3 election

Amendment 2: Public Prayer and Public School Students’ Religious Expressions Measure

Passed with 82.8% yes.

Amendment 2 · Legislative referral · Missouri, August 7, 2012

Yes
780,567
82.8%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
162,631
17.2%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Amendment 2

  3. Election day (Done)

    August 7, 2012

  4. Passed (Done)

    82.8% yes

What a yes vote does

Provide that people have a "right to pray individually or corporately in a private or public setting;" provide that public school students can express their religious beliefs in written and oral assignments "free from discrimination based on the religious content of their work;" provide that public school students cannot be "compelled to perform or participate in academic assignments or educational presentations that violate his or her religious beliefs;" provide that public school students have a "right to free exercise of religious expression without interference;" and require public schools to display the text of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights, among other provisions.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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