Missouri Amendment 2, Department of Natural Resources Park Property Tax Measure (1994)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Public land policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to require the Department of Natural Resources to pay counties, schools, and other political subdivisions for taxes lost because of land acquisition for park use, with payments funded by state park sales tax which terminates in 1998. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to require the Department of Natural Resources to pay counties, schools, and other political subdivisions for taxes lost because of land acquisition for park use, with payments funded by state park sales tax which terminates in 1998. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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1,050,097 | 65.37% | ||
| No | 556,409 | 34.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (Submitted by the 87th General Assembly) Department of Natural Resources to pay counties, schools and other political subdivisions for taxes lost because of acquisition of land for park use. Payments to come from state park sales tax which terminates in 1998. Payments of approximately $40,000 annually would be made from the State Parks Fund. | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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