Missouri Amendment 3, Kansas City Property Tax Rate Measure (April 1998)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on April 7, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow Kansas City's Board of Education to set its operating levy at a rate below the 1995 court-ordered level without voter approval, while requiring voter approval to set the levy at or above the 1995 rate. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow Kansas City's Board of Education to set its operating levy at a rate below the 1995 court-ordered level without voter approval. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 3 |
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466,161 | 70.46% | ||
| No | 195,413 | 29.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 3 Kansas City's board of education may set operating levy at rate up to but not equal to 1995 rate set by court order. Rate equal to or higher than 1995 rate requires voter approval. | ” |
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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