Missouri Amendment 7, Tax Increase Limits Initiative (1994)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 7 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Missouri on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit annual state revenue increases from new or increased taxes and fees to 0.2% unless approved by voters, require voter approval for most local tax increases, and prohibit the state from mandating local tax increases on political subdivisions as a requirement for maintaining their corporate status or existing level of state funding. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to limit annual state revenue increases from new or increased taxes and fees to 0.2% unless approved by voters, require voter approval for most local tax increases, and prohibit the state from mandating local tax increases on political subdivisions as a requirement for maintaining their corporate status or existing level of state funding. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 558,642 | 31.85% | ||
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1,195,483 | 68.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 7 (Submitted by Initiative Petition) Shall Article X of the Constitution of Missouri be amended to limit yearly increases of total state revenues generated by new, increased, or broadened taxes, licenses and fees, including user fees, to twenty hundredths of one percent of the total state revenue during the prior fiscal year, unless approved by the popular vote; make all increases in taxes, licenses, and fees, excluding user fees, by any political subdivision subject to voter approval; and prohibit the state from mandating tax increases on political subdivisions as a requirement for maintaining their corporate status or existing level of state funding? This proposal would require state and local spending cuts ranging from $1 billion to $5 billion annually. Cuts would affect prisons, schools, colleges, programs for the elderly, job training, highways, public health, and other services. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is based on the number of votes cast for governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. In two-thirds of Missouri's congressional districts, proponents must collect signatures equal to 8% of the gubernatorial vote for initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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