Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, County Legislature Term Limits and County Executive Powers Charter Amendment (November 2018)
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| Question 1: Jackson County Legislature Term Limits Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Missouri Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures County governance on the ballot |
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| Jackson County, Missouri |
A charter amendment was on the ballot for voters in Jackson County, Missouri, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the county charter to provide term limits for members of the county legislature to two four-year terms. The measure was also designed to give pay raises to the legislators and eliminate the county executive’s power to veto an ordinance passed by the county legislature. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to provide term limits for members of the county legislature to two four-year terms, give pay raises to legislators, eliminate the county executive's power to veto an ordinance passed by the county legislature. |
Election results
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Jackson County Question 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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69,197 | 51.70% | ||
| No | 64,650 | 48.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall Sections 6, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of Article II and Section 6.1 of Article Ill of the Jackson County Charter, adopted by vote on November 3, 1970, and as amended in public vote on August 8, 1978, April 2, 1985, November 4, 1986, August 2, 1994, and August 3, 2010, be amended in various sections to provide term limits for members of the County Legislature, to eliminate the County Executive's power to veto an ordinance passed by the County Legislature to submit a charter amendment to the voters, to eliminate the County Executive's power to line-item veto a portion or portions of an appropriation ordinance, to modify the specific circumstances under which members of the County Legislature shall forfeit office, to provide a salary increase for members of the County Legislature, to grant the County Legislature the power to disapprove the County Executive's appointment of acting or interim department directors and other officers, to grant the County Legislature the power to amend the adopted county budget, and to clarify the authority of advisors employed by the County Legislature?[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Jackson County, Missouri.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jackson County Board of Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 24, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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