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Missouri Amendment 4, Maximum School Taxes Rate Measure (August 1982)
| Missouri Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 3, 1982. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to set a maximum school tax rate which may be implemented without voter approval and authorize a raising the school tax rate by a simple majority vote. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to set a maximum school tax rate which may be implemented without voter approval and authorize a raising the school tax rate by a simple majority vote. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 332,782 | 35.74% | ||
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598,359 | 64.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 4- (Submitted by the Eighty-First General Assembly, Second Regular Session) Changes maximum school tax rate which may be imposed by school districts without voter approval and would authorize higher school tax rate by a simple majority vote. | ” |
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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