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City of St. Joseph Sales Tax Question (August 2013)
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A City of St. Joseph Sales Tax ballot question was approved on the August 6, 2013, election ballot in Buchanan County, which is in Missouri.
This measure authorized the city of St. Joseph to impose a 0.5% sales tax for 20 years in order to fund police and public safety employee salaries and benefits, public safety equipment and public safety facilities[1]
Election results
| St. Joseph Proposition | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,442 | 55.88% | ||
| No | 3,507 | 44.12% | ||
- These results are from the Buchanan County elections office.
Text of measure
Question on the ballot:
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Shall the City of St. Joseph, impose a citywide sales tax of one-half of one percent for a period of twenty (20) years for the purpose of improving the public safety of the city, including but not limited to additional police officers, public safety employee salaries and benefits, expenditures on public safety equipment, and public safety facilities?[1][2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buchanan County August 6, 2013 election
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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