Jackson County, Missouri, Question 5, County Legislature Removal Powers Charter Amendment (November 2018)

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Question 5: Jackson County Legislature Removal Powers Charter Amendment
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Election date:
November 6, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
Local charter amendments
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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 grant the county legislature the power to remove the county counselor.
A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to grant the county legislature the power to remove the county counselor.

Election results

Jackson County Question 5

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

75,593 56.80%
No 57,497 43.20%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“ Shall Sections 6 and 7 of Article V 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 grant the County Legislature the authority to remove the County Counselor and to resfrict the County Counselor's authority to enter into contracts for legal services without legislature approval and to file lawsuits involving the County Legislature?[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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