Amendment 1
Coverage of Amendment 1 in the Nexus archive.
- Maybe Missourians are smarter than Jefferson City gives them credit for
Missouri Republicans expressed concern that out-of-state interests were undermining the state constitution by influencing amendments. However, primary election results questioned this viewpoint: a GOP-backed tax overhaul (Amendment 5) lost by 67 percentage points, while Amendment 1 received strong support. Furthermore, the attempt to restrict constitutional amendments through Amendment 4 failed to achieve sufficient voter support.
- Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes
Missouri voters rejected Amendments 4 and 5, which aimed to eliminate the state income tax and alter initiative petition rules, by significant margins. Amendments 1 and 2, related to extending a sales tax for parks and requiring elected county tax assessors, were projected to pass.