By large margins, Missouri voters rejected two high-profile, controversial amendments that would have eliminated the state income tax and changed how citizen-led amendments were passed in Missouri.
Amendment 4 would have required initiative petition amendments to achieve a majority in every congressional district in order to pass. Amendment 5 would have eliminated the state income tax.
Meanwhile, Amendments 1 and 2 were approved by Missouri voters.
Amendment 1 will renew a 0.1 percent sales tax to fund state parks, historic sites, and soil and water conservation for the next 10 years. Amendment 2 will require Jackson County to elect its assessor rather than appoint one.
The following (unofficial) results were published by Missouri’s Secretary of State, with 3,235 out of 3,235 precincts reporting results.
■ Amendment 1 passed with 82.28 percent voting “yes.”
■ Amendment 2 passed with 76.92 percent voting “yes.”
■ Amendment 4 failed with 80.32 percent voting “no.”
■ Amendment 5 failed with 83.31 percent voting “no.”
In Jefferson County, the results were the same for the four amendments.
Amendments 1 and 2 passed while Amendments 4 and 5 did not.
According to complete, but unofficial results from the Jefferson County Clerk’s office,
■ Amendment 1 passed with 80.15 percent voting “yes.”
■ Amendment 2 passed with 76.91 percent voting “yes.”
■ Amendment 4 failed with 79.13 percent voting “no.”
■ Amendment 5 failed with 82.34 percent voting “no.”
Jefferson County counted nearly 50,000 ballots, with a turnout of 30.2 percent out of the county’s 165,427 registered voters, according to the Jefferson County clerk’s website.