Jackson County, Missouri, Question 4, County Prosecuting Attorney Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2018)
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| Question 4: Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Term Limits Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Missouri Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures 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 prosecuting attorney. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to provide term limits for the county prosecuting attorney. |
Election results
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Jackson County Question 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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70,925 | 52.48% | ||
| No | 64,226 | 47.52% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall Sections 1,3,5, and 7 of Article V, Section 7 of Article V II, and Section 2 of Article IX 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 Prosecuting Attorney, to set out specific circumstances under which the Prosecuting Attorney shall forfeit office, to grant the Prosecuting Attorney broad authority over the County's anti-drug/anti-crime sales tax subject to prescribed legislative oversight and limited authority to enter into contracts to support the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, to grant the Prosecuting Attorney sole authority to prosecute cases in County Municipal Court, to provide a salary increase for the Prosecuting Attorney, and to place attorneys and investigators within the Prosecuting Attorney's Office under the County's merit system of personnel administration?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Jackson County, Missouri.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jackson County Board of Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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