Jackson County, Missouri, Question 7, Qualifications for Running for County Office Charter Amendment (November 2018)
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| Question 7: Jackson County Qualifications for Running for County Office 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 |
| See also |
| 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 bar a current office holder of any federal, state, or municipal elective office from filing as a candidate for county elective office. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the county charter to bar a current office holder of any federal, state, or municipal elective office from filing as a candidate for county elective office. |
Election results
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Jackson County Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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68,332 | 50.90% | ||
| No | 65,912 | 49.10% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
| “ | Shall Article XIII 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 to bar a current holder of any other federal, state, or municipal elective office from filing as a candidate for any County elective office?[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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