Jackson County, Missouri, Question 3, County Sheriff Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2018)

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Question 3: Jackson County Sheriff Term Limits Charter Amendment
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Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local charter amendments
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November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Missouri
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County governance on the ballot
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Jackson County, Missouri

A charter amendment was on the ballot for voters in Jackson County, Missouri, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the county charter to provide term limits for the county sheriff.
A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to provide term limits for the county sheriff.

Election results

Jackson County Question 3

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

81,746 59.57%
No 55,482 40.43%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“ Shall Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV and Sections 1, 4, and 6 of Article VII of the Jackson County Charter, adopted by vote on November 3, 1970, and as amended in public vote on August 8, 1978, April 2, 1985, November 4, 1986, August 2, 1994, and August 3, 2010, be amended to provide term limits for the Sheriff, to set out specific circumstances under which the Sheriff shall forfeit office, to grant the Sheriff the duty and authority to operate the county detention center and other detention facilities, to grant the Sheriff limited authority to enter into contracts to support the Sheriff's Office, and to provide a salary increase for the Sheriff?[2] ”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Missouri

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Jackson County, Missouri.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Jackson County Board of Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 24, 2018
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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