St. Louis Hills Special Business District, Missouri, Property Tax Measure (August 2023)

St. Louis Hills Special Business District Property Tax Measure
Election date August 8, 2023
Topic District tax and Local property tax
Status Approved
Type Referral

St. Louis Hills Special Business District Property Tax Measure was on the ballot as a referral in St. Louis Hills Special Business District on August 8, 2023. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported enacting a property tax of $500 for every $100,000 of a property's assessed value for seven years (2023-2029) to provide funding for the St. Louis Hills Special Business District.

A "no" vote opposed enacting a property tax of $500 for every $100,000 of a property's assessed value for seven years (2023-2029) to provide funding for the St. Louis Hills Special Business District.

A simple majority vote was required to approve the measure.

Election results

St. Louis Hills Special Business District Property Tax Measure
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		905	55.42%
No		728	44.58%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Property Tax Measure was as follows:

“

Shall a tax in a sum not to exceed $.50 per $100.00 valuation be imposed for the seven tax years of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 on all real property located in the St. Louis Hills Special Business District as defined in Ordinance No. 71649 approved on February 7, 2023, as Board Bill No. 164 for the purposes as set forth in said Ordinance?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

The St. Louis City Council passed Board Bill No. 164 on February 7, 2023, which referred the measure to the ballot.

How to cast a vote

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How to vote in Missouri

Poll times

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Automatic registration

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Online registration

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Same-day registration

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Residency requirements

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Verification of citizenship

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Verifying your registration

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Voter ID requirements

Missouri requires voters to present photo identification while voting.

The following were accepted forms of identification as of April 2023. Click here for the Missouri Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

Voters can present the following forms of information:

• A nonexpired Missouri driver or non-driver license;
• A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
• A nonexpired United States passport; or
• Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.

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See also

Local measures

• Local measures in 2023
• Local property tax on the ballot

Missouri

• Missouri 2023 local measures
• Local ballot measures, Missouri
• St. Louis Hills Special Business District, Missouri

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