Today, Friday May 22nd, Governor Kehoe has signed proclamations placing Amendments 1, 2, 4, and 5 on the August primary election ballot. The primary election takes place August 4, 2026.
What are the issues?
Amendment 1 – if approved by voters will continue for 10 years the one-tenth of one percent sales/use tax used for soil and water conservation and for state parks and historic sites.
Amendment 2 – if approved by voters, requires that all charter counties, including Jackson County, elect a county assessor and that such assessors comply with training requirements established by state law.
Amendment 4 – if approved by voters, modifies current requirements that a simple statewide majority of voters may approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution, requires a majority of voters in each congressional district to approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution, and makes available to each voter the full text of initiative petitions with their ballot.
Amendment 5 – if approved by voters, requires the phase out and elimination of the individual income tax based on revenue growth, requires the reduction of property taxes and other local taxes to offset any local sales tax revenue increases, while preserving local funding for public schools.
“Modernizing Missouri’s outdated tax code, specifically, will be a momentous task for the Missouri General Assembly”, said Governor Kehoe.
All other ballot measures, if certified, will be on the November general election ballot.
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