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Missouri Amendment 7, Property Tax Assessment and Exemption Measure (August 1982)
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| Topic Homestead tax exemptions and Property tax exemptions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Missouri on August 3, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow real estate to be included for tax purposes, exempts merchant and manufacturer inventories with compensation through a countywide commercial property tax, and grants a homestead exemption for homeowners. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to allow real estate to be included for tax purposes, exempts merchant and manufacturer inventories with compensation through a countywide commercial property tax, and grants a homestead exemption for homeowners. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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580,720 | 63.86% | ||
| No | 328,652 | 36.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment No. 7- (Submitted by the Eighty-First General Assembly, Second Regular Session) Permits classification of real property for tax assessment purposes, exempts inventories of merchants and manufacturers from taxation with lost revenues to be recovered by countywide tax on commercial property, and permits homestead exemption for home-owners. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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