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Aug 6, 2024 · Missouri Amendment 1, the Property Exemption Tax for Childcare Establishments Measure, was on the ballot in Missouri as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on August 6, 2024. The measure was defeated.
Sep 3, 2024 · See who is winning the 2024 Missouri Amendment 1 - Exempt Childcare Property Taxes General election with real-time results and county-by-county maps.
Aug 6, 2024 · Editing by Wilson Andrews, Lindsey Rogers Cook, William P. Davis, Amy Hughes, Ben Koski and Allison McCartney. Get live results and maps from the 2024 Missouri general election.
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How would the amendment have changed the state treasurer's authority to invest?
1. 1.1. See also: Text of measure Amendment 1 would have amended the Missouri Constitution to authorize the state treasurerto invest state funds in highly rated municipal securities. Specifically, the state treasurer would have been allowed to invest in municipal securities that possess one of the five highest long term-ratings or short-term ratings issued by a nationally recognized rating agency. The ballot measure would also have allowed the legislature to pass laws allowing the treasurer t...
How did the amendment get on the ballot?
1. 1.1. See also: Path to the ballot To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote was required in both the Missouri State Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives. Amendment 1 was introduced as House Joint Resolution 35 on January 7, 2021. On March 11, 2021, the state House passed HJR 35 in a vote of 156-1, with five absent and one vacancy. Rep. Andrew McDaniel(R) was the sole nay vote. On May 5, 2021, the state Senate voted 32-0, with...
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Missouri Treasurer's investment authority
1. 1.1. See also: Missouri Treasurer The state treasurer is the chief financial officer of the government of Missouri. The treasureris responsible for maintaining the state funds by investing and maintaining the state budget. The department is divided into separate divisions, unclaimed property, savings programs, and investments. The treasurer's office manages taxpayer funds, safeguards unclaimed property, and oversees economic development programs. The treasurer is elected every four years....
Ballot measures related to the state treasurer's investment authority
Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measures related to the state treasurer's investment authority outlined in section 15 of Article IV of the Missouri Constitution: 1. a Amendment 3 (1956): Authorized the investment of state funds not needed for current operating expenses in short term U.S. obligations or interest-bearing time deposits 2. a Amendment 6 (1986): Authorized non-state funds to be invested for the benefit of those particular funds and authorized investments in longer-ter...
See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Missouri State Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives. Amendment 1 was introduced as House Joint Resolution 35 on January 7, 2021. On March 11, 2021, the state House passed HJR...
Aug 7, 2024 · Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected a pitch to give state lawmakers the power to pass property tax exemptions for child care facilities. Amendment 1 failed, with roughly 55% of Missourians voting ‘no’ on the measure in unofficial results.
- Meg Cunningham
Aug 7, 2024 · The results show that 55% of Missourians voted "No" and opposed allowing childcare establishments to be exempt from property tax, 45% voted "Yes."
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Aug 7, 2024 · Tonight, Missouri voters rejected Amendment 1, which would have given state legislators the power to exempt childcare providers from property taxes.
