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St. Louis, Missouri, Public Safety Sales Tax, Proposition P (November 2017)
| Proposition P: St. Louis Public Safety Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: Never |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 7, 2017 ballot measures in Missouri Local Ballot Measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for voters in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 7, 2017. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to impose an additional 0.5 percent sales tax to fund public safety. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to impose an additional 0.5 percent sales tax to fund public safety. |
Election results
| Proposition P | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 24,093 | 59.76% | ||
| No | 16,224 | 40.24% | ||
- Election results from St. Louis Election Results
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of St. Louis impose a sales tax at a rate of one half of one percent, solely for the purpose of providing revenues for the operation of the department of public safety, including hiring more police officers, police and firefighter compensation, and enhanced law enforcement services? YES - FOR THE PROPOSITION NO - AGAINST THE PROPOSITION [2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "November 2017 Sample Ballot," accessed October 21, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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