The following is the taken directly from the Ballot that I will be handed when I go to vote. I have reformated the text, removed the Yes/No voter blocks, and I have removed the Primary ballot information. This is only the Constitutional Amendment information from the Ballot.
To be honest, this should have been placed on the November 3rd Ballot which will draw more voters than a Primary Election will. People need to take seriously, the language of Amendments 4 and 5, which will have long term ramifications, especially with Amendment 5 linked to Ending State Income Tax and letting politicians raise Sales Taxes without Voter Approval.
I have posted articles covering both Amendment 4 and Amendment 5. I would recommend looking them over, and then going out and doing your own research.
Amendment 1
Proposed by Article IV, Section 47 (c) (Second Regular Session) SJR No.1
Shall Missouri continue for 10 years the one-tenth of one percent sales/use tax that is used for soil and water conservation and for state parks and historic sites, and resubmit this tax to the voters for approval in 10 years?
The measure allows continued collection of the existing sales and use tax, which generates revenue of approximately $140 million annually.
Amendment 2
Proposed by 103rd General Assembly, (First Regular Session) HCS HJR Nos. 23 and 3
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
- require all charter counties, including Jackson County, to provide for the election of a county assessor; and
- require assessors in all charter counties to comply with any training requirements established by general law?
State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or saving
Proposed by 103rd General Assembly (Second Extraordinary Session) HCS HJR No. 3
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
- Modify current requirements that a statewide majority of voters may approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution;
- Require a majority of voters in each congressional district to approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution; and
- Make available to each voter the full text of initiative petitions with their ballot?
The Department of Corrections estimates increased annual costs of up to $21,817. The Office of State Public
Defender estimates an unknown fiscal impact. Other state governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.
Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.
Proposed by 103rd General Assembly, (Second Regular Session) SS SCS HCS HJR Nos. 173 and 174
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
- Require legislative phase-out of the individual state income tax based on revenue growth, and authorize the expansion of sales and use taxes;
- Curtail constitutional limits on taxing goods and services; and
- Require local tax rate cuts without reducing school funding if local sales tax
revenue increases?
The proposal has no direct impact on state or local tax revenue. If passed, implementing legislation will have an unknown impact to state and local tax revenue. If implemented, state government entities expect a reduction of $57,000 annually in income tax check -off donations and implementation costs of at least $100,000.
