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Missouri Amendment 8, Extend Conservation Tax Initiative (1996)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation and Sales taxes |
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| Type Automatic ballot referral |
Origin |
Missouri Amendment 8 was on the ballot as an automatic ballot referral in Missouri on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Missouri State Constitution to extend the existing 0.1% sales and use tax for 10 years to fund soil and water conservation, state parks, historic sites, and for payments in lieu of real property taxes for land acquired by the state for park purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Missouri State Constitution to extend the existing 0.1% sales and use tax for 10 years to fund soil and water conservation, state parks, historic sites, and for payments in lieu of real property taxes for land acquired by the state for park purposes. |
Election results
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Missouri Amendment 8 |
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1,280,245 | 66.61% | ||
| No | 641,793 | 33.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment No. 8 Proposed by Initiative Petition Shall Article IV Sections 47(a) and 47(c) of the Missouri Constitution be amended to extend for ten years the sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for use in accordance with state law by the Department of Natural Resources for soil and water conservation and for the acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of state parks and historic sites and for payments in lieu of real property taxes for land acquired by the state for park purposes? The ten year sales tax extension would raise approximately $70 million annually to halt soil erosion and continue to maintain state parks. No tax increase. | ” |
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is based on the number of votes cast for governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. In two-thirds of Missouri's congressional districts, proponents must collect signatures equal to 8% of the gubernatorial vote for initiated constitutional amendments. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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