Missouri Amendment 2, Voter Approval Requirements for School Property Taxes Measure (1998)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements |
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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, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to require voter approval for school boards to set operating levies above $2,750 per $100,000 of assessed property value—requiring a simple majority to approve levies up to $6,000, and a two-thirds majority to approve levies above $6,000. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to require voter approval for school boards to set operating levies above $2,750 per $100,000 of assessed property value. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 2 |
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858,649 | 58.82% | ||
| No | 601,190 | 41.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 Proposed by the 89th General Assembly (First Regular Session) School board may set operating levy no higher than $2.75 without a vote. Voter approval by simple majority required to set levy up to $6.00. Voter approval by two-thirds required to set levy above $6.00. | ” |
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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