Jackson County, Missouri, Question 2, County Executive Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2018)
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| Question 2: Jackson County Executive 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 the county executive. Question 2 was designed to limit executive term limits to two four-year terms. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to provide term limits for the county executive. |
Election results
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Jackson County Question 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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71,715 | 52.54% | ||
| No | 64,782 | 47.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall 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 the County Executive, to set out specific circumstances under which the County Executive shall forfeit office, to restrict the power of the County Executive to employ experts and consultants, to require the County Executive to notify the County Legislature of any correction of errors in assessment and tax records, and to provide a salary increase for the County Executive?[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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