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Missouri Amendment 2, Equalize County Property Tax Rate Authority Measure (1942)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Property taxes |
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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 3, 1942. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allow counties with assessed valuations between $6 million and $10 million to levy the same property tax rate—50 cents per $100 of assessed value—for county purposes as counties with valuations below $6 million or above $10 million, thereby eliminating the lower 40-cent limit for mid-range counties. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri Constitution, thereby maintaining the existing property tax structure that limits counties with assessed valuations between $6 million and $10 million to a lower tax rate of 40 cents per $100 of assessed value. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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396,828 | 60.98% | ||
| No | 253,953 | 39.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 2- (Submitted by General Assembly).- Amendment repealing Section 11, Article X, Missouri Constitution and enacting new section in lieu thereof, changing the annual rate on property for county purposes in certain counties. | ” |
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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