Ballot Measures on Nov 6, 2018 election. For more information, please see
https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/petitions/2018BallotMeasures
Amendment 1* would change the MO Constitution to:
- Give the State Auditor power to appoint an unelected demographer (the majority and minority leaders of the Senate would be given a chance to select the demographer from a list submitted by the State Auditor. If they cannot agree, each could remove 1/3rd of the names on the list and the Auditor would select the demographer by random lottery from the remaining names) to redraw our Legislative Districts (replacing the current bipartisan approach) making districts as “fair” as possible (i.e., Clean Missouri is based strictly on a 2-party system and would try to make each district as evenly split as possible and to make each district mirror the statewide vote and it would allow the creation of districts stretching across long distances, such as areas connected by roads);
- change limits on campaign contributions that candidates for state legislature can accept from individuals or entities ($2500 for state senators and $2000 for state representatives) and the General Assembly is forbidden from every passing any law in the future that could circumvent these limits;
- set a $5 limit on gifts state legislators & their employees, can accept from paid lobbyists (unless gift is from a relative within 4th degree by blood or marriage );
- prohibit state legislators, and their employees, from serving as paid lobbyists for 2 years;
- prohibit political fundraising by candidates for or members of the state legislature on State property; and
- require legislative records and proceedings to be open to the public and these open public meetings may be recorded by citizens.Annual State cost estimate: $189,000. Local government impact: $0 *Funded by billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Policy Center which donated $300,000 to MOVE Ballot Fund; 2 days later MOVE gave $250,000 to CLEAN MO. Endorsed by: Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, SEIU, AFL-CIO, teacher unions, etc.
Amendment 2 would change the MO Constitution to:
- allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and create regulations and licensing/certification procedures for marijuana and marijuana facilities;
- impose a 4 percent tax on the retail sale of marijuana; and
- use funds for health and care services for military veterans by the Missouri Veterans Commission and to administer the program regulations.Annual fiscal impact: 4% retail sales tax on marijuana for medical purposes.Annual impact on State govt: $18 million revenue. Local govts: $6 million revenue.Annual State operating costs: $7 million.
Amendment 3** would change the MO Constitution to:
- allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and create regulations and licensing procedures for marijuana and marijuana facilities;
- impose a 15 percent tax on the retail sale of marijuana, and a tax on the wholesale sale of marijuana flowers and leaves to licensed facilities; and
- use funds from these taxes for a state research institute to develop treatments for cancer & other incurable diseases or medical conditions. Dr Brad Bradshawwould chair the institute & appoint board mbrs to issue regulations & buy land.Annual fiscal impact: $66 million revenue from taxes & fees; $186,000 implementation cost & $500,000 annual operating cost. **funded by Dr BradshawProposition B would change MO law to:
- increase the state minimum wage to $8.60/hour with 85 cents/hour increase each year until 2023, when the state minimum wage would be $12.00 per hour;
- exempt government employers from the above increase; and
- increase the penalty for paying employees less than the minimum wage.
- Beginning January 1 of each year, the minimum wage would be:$ 8.60 per hour in 2019 $11.15 per hour in 2022
$ 9.45 per hour in 2020 and
$10.30 per hour in 2021 $12.00 per hour in 2023.
Annual fiscal impact: $0 (unless it puts some people into higher tax brackets).Note: Prices of goods and services will have to increase to cover these costs.Amendment 4 would change the MO Constitution to: - remove language limiting bingo advertising that a court ruled unenforceable;
- allow a member of a licensed organization conducting bingo games to participate in the management of bingo games after being a member of the organization for six months instead of the current two years.Annual fiscal impact: $0Proposition C would change MO law to:
- remove state prohibitions on personal use and possession of medical cannabis (marijuana) with a written certification by a physician who treats a patient diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition;
- remove state prohibitions on growth, possession, production, and sale of medical marijuana by licensed and regulated facilities, and a facility’s licensed owners and employees;
- impose a 2 percent tax on the retail sale of medical marijuana; and
- use funds from this tax for veterans’ services, drug treatment, early childhood education, and for public safety in cities with a medical marijuana facility.Annual fiscal impact on State govt: at least $10 million revenue. $2.6 million one-time costs and $10 million annual costs. Local govts would have no annual costs and at least $152,000 in annual revenues.Proposition D would change MO law to:
- fund Missouri state law enforcement by increasing the motor fuel tax by two and one half cents per gallon annually for four years beginning July 1, 2019, exempt Special Olympic, Paralympic, and Olympic prizes from state taxes, and to establish the Emergency State Freight Bottleneck Fund.
- If passed, this measure will generate at least $288 million annually to the State Road Fund to provide for the funding of Missouristate law enforcement and $123 million annually to local governments for road construction and maintenance.Current motor fuel tax is 19 cents per gallon. The increases on July 1 each year:19.5 cents per gallon on 7/1/2019 24.5 cents per gallon on 7/1/2021
22 cents per gallon on 7/1/2020 27 cents per gallon on 7/1/2022Also increases tax rates on diesel, propane gas, compressed & liquefied natural gas.Projects shall be a major road improvement costing $50 million or more, or an improvement to eliminate a bottleneck, or an improvement to reduce fatal or disabling crashes or an improvement on the 2014 state freight plan.
Paid for and prepared by Roselee Hogan
