Missouri amendment 3
2016 official ri publications ri secretary of state's officebusiness serviceselections & votinginvestor protection & securitiesstate libraryrecords & archivesadministrative rulespublications & formsmissouri secretary of state's office600 west main street jefferson city, missouri 65101 main office: (573) 751-4936 info@ following ballot measures have been certified for thenovember 8, 2016 general al ballot titleconstitutional amendment 1. Ballot title:Shall missouri continue for 10 years the one-tenth of one percent sales/use tax that is used for soil and water conservation and for state parks and historic sites, and resubmit this tax to the voters for approval in 10 years? No” vote will not continue this sales/use passed, this measure will not increase or decrease al ballot titleconstitutional amendment 2. Ballot title:Shall the missouri constitution be amended to:Establish limits on campaign contributions by individuals or entities to political parties, political committees, or committees to elect candidates for state or judicial office;. Corporations or labor organizations to meet certain requirements in order to make such contributions; e a complaint process and penalties for any violations of this amendment? Any potential impact to revenues for state and local governmental entities is ballot language:A “yes” vote will amend the missouri constitution to establish limits on campaign contributions by individuals or entities to political parties, political committees, or committees to elect candidates for state or judicial office. This amendment also requires corporations or labor organizations to meet certain requirements in order to make such contributions. This amendment further provides a complaint process and penalties for any violations of this amendment. No” vote will not amend the missouri constitution to establish limits on campaign passed, this measure will have no impact on al ballot titleconstitutional amendment 3. Ballot title:Shall the missouri constitution be amended to:Increase taxes on cigarettes each year through 2020, at which point this additional tax will total 60 cents per pack of 20;. The fiscal impact to local governmental entities is ballot language:A “yes” vote will amend the missouri constitution to increase taxes on cigarettes each year through 2020, at which point this additional tax will total 60 cents per pack of 20. This amendment also creates a fee paid by cigarette wholesalers of 67 cents per pack of 20 on certain cigarettes. This amendment further provides that the funds generated by these taxes and fees shall be deposited into a newly established early childhood health and education trust fund. No” vote will not amend the missouri constitution relating to taxes and fees on passed, this measure will increase taxes on al ballot titleconstitutional amendment 4.
Ballot title:Shall the missouri constitution be amended to prohibit a new state or local sales/use or other similar tax on any service or transaction that was not subject to a sales/use or similar tax as of january 1, 2015? State and local governments expect no savings from this ballot language:A “yes” vote will amend the missouri constitution to prohibit a new state or local sales/use or other similar tax on any service or transaction. This amendment only applies to any service or transaction that was not subject to a sales/use or similar tax as of january 1, 2015. No” vote will not amend the missouri constitution to prohibit such state or local sales/use or other similar passed, this measure will not increase or decrease al ballot titleconstitutional amendment 6. Ballot title:Shall the constitution of missouri be amended to state that voters may be required by law, which may be subject to exception, to verify one’s identity, citizenship, and residence by presenting identification that may include valid government-issued photo identification? Proposed amendment will result in no costs or savings because any potential costs would be due to the enactment of a general law allowed by this proposal. Million ballot language:A “yes” vote will amend the missouri constitution to state that voters may be required by law to verify their identity, citizenship, and residence by presenting identification that may include valid government-issued photo identification. No” vote will not amend the missouri constitution regarding passed, this measure will have no impact on al ballot titleproposition a. Ballot title:Shall missouri law be amended to:Increase taxes on cigarettes in 2017, 2019, and 2021, at which point this additional tax will total 23 cents per pack of 20;. Local government revenues could decrease approximately $3 million annually due to decreased cigarette and tobacco ballot language:A “yes” vote will amend missouri law to increase taxes on cigarettes in 2017, 2019, and 2021, at which point this additional tax will total 23 cents per pack of 20. This amendment also increases the tax paid by sellers on other tobacco products by 5 percent of manufacturer’s invoice price. This amendment further provides that the funds generated by these taxes shall be used exclusively to fund transportation infrastructure projects. No” vote will not amend missouri law relating to taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco passed, this measure will increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco internet privacy policy bid opportunities proposed rules missouri state government employment directions site map employee access. Louis on the on 2016: pros and cons of missouri’s amendment 3, the 60 cent proposed tobacco d program: st.
Louis on the air hosted a town hall with a proponent and opponent of missouri's proposed constitional amendment 3on nov. The third part of the conversation centered on amendment 3, which would increase the taxes on cigarette packs to 60 cents by 2020 and impose an additional fee on tobacco wholesalers at an initial rate of 67 cents per pack. Seventy-five percent of those funds would go to early childhood education, up to 15 percent of those funds would go to missouri health care facilities to improve early childhood health and no less than five percent of those funds would go to smoking cessation/prevention programs. During this part of the conversation, we heard from one proponent and one opponent of amendment 3. Ron leone, executive director of the missouri petroleum marketers & convenience store association, represented the “con” side of the argument. Louis public radio’s jo mannies: “rival tobacco tax proposals focus all their energies on missouri's amendment 3. 31:40 hear from a proponent and an opponent of missouri's proposed constitutional amendment 3, which you will see on your nov. Right now, missouri can’t even fund the k-12 foundation formula, so any extra funding is needed for early childhood education. By filing this as an amendment, we were able to make a constitutional “lock box” that would keep the legislature and special interests from taking money that is specifically dedicated to this fund, like what happened with lottery funds. Missouri is behind states like oklahoma with 76 percent, illinois with 27 percent and arkansas with 38 percent. Missouri is the only state that hasn’t closed this loophole and the state is a “dumping ground” for the cheapest cigarettes in the country. Missouri’s foundation formula public school funding starts at kindergarten and cannot fund early childhood education. Essentially, jane dueker wants people to vote “yes” on amendment 3 because the money from the tax would provide $300 million in funding for early childhood education, which is lacking missouri. Louis public radio this amendment is a scam funded by “big tobacco” companies who are using children as pawns to make money on cigarette sales by crushing “little tobacco” company competition.
There are a variety of groups, from liberal to conservative, that oppose this measure like big health groups (american cancer society, american heart association), pro-life and pro-choice groups (planned parenthood, naral, missouri alliance for freedom), education groups (missouri nea, retired teachers association), medical research groups (washington university), newspapers across the state, and groups like the aclu and afl-cio. This amendment would put the term “abortion” into our state constitution, where it has never been before. This will change a provision of the missouri constitution that has been there since 1875 which keeps public funds from going to private or parochial schools. Essentially, ron leone wants people to vote “no” on amendment 3 because big tobacco companies are trying to crush little tobacco company competition under the guise of helping children. Tags: 2016 missouri electionselection 2016ballot initiativestobacco taxtobaccotweetsharegoogle+emailview the discussion on 2016: pros and cons of missouri’s proposition a, the 23 cent proposed tobacco moffitt | st. Louis on the air hosted an evening town hall to hear from proponents and opponents of the four most contested ballot on 2016: pros and cons of missouri’s amendment 6, covering voter photo moffitt | st. On 2016: pros and cons of missouri’s amendment 4, covering new taxes on services, moffitt | st. Here's tue, nov 1, 2016 at 6:00 to enlarge photo via flickr/denis defreyne progressive are struggling to find middle ground on amendment ent 3 — the "raise your hands for kids" constitutional amendment increasing the state's tobacco tax — represents many things to many activists and policy passed by voters on november 8, the ballot measure would pour millions of dollars into funding early childhood education by raising the state's rock-bottom taxes on cigarettes. Then again, could it be that amendment 3 is a trojan horse slyly inserting financial support for religious institutions within the state constitution? Depending on whom you ask, amendment 3 is all these things and none of disagreements are driving wedges between progressive allies, pitting the likes of the aclu and planned parenthood — both oppose amendment 3 — against a bevy of youth-oriented health organizations, as well as missouri's chapter of the naacp, which support it. An additional 67-cent "equity fee" would hit smaller tobacco companies, raising their prices to equal their name-brand competitors, which under a lawsuit settlement are obligated to reimburse missouri for some medical costs linked to total, the taxes could raise more than $300 million annually, most of which would fund health and education programs for children from birth through age five. Missouri currently budgets just $37 million a year for early childhood the fact that amendment 3's marketing blitz is being bankrolled by tobacco giant rj reynolds — to the tune of more than $8 million — has caused consternation among health and education groups, including the missouri national education association and the american lung association in missouri. And some activists have cited other potential problems with the amendment’s proposed changes to the state constitution. And speaking of research, amendment 3's authors also prohibit funds from going toward "tobacco-related research of any kind.
While it is being sold as a health care initiative, this ballot measure is actively being pushed by anti-choice leaders as a way to steer government money to groups that play politics with abortion,” said naral pro-choice missouri executive director alison dreith in a statement. Even some pro-life groups oppose amendment 3 because simply using the word “abortion” would enshrine the concept with constitutional power. The state's largest pro-life group, missouri right to life, is officially neutral on amendment aclu-missouri has also joined the opposition, citing a provision in amendment 3 that would allow the new tobacco tax funds to be distributed to religious institutions. In one hidden line, the makers of amendment 3 are undermining our american ideal of protecting religion and democracy,” said executive director jeffrey mittman in a statement. The editorial board then flopped back to support after a retired missouri court of appeals judge published a legal opinion stating, basically, that amendment 3 wouldn't affect any of the existing constitutional protections for stem-cell not everyone is so disturbed by the inclusion of language touching on stem cell research, religion and abortion. In a series of blog posts published october 25, titled "progressive case to vote yes on 3," green made the argument for supporting an amendment riddled with concessions to special interests and tobacco companies. Contrary to some of the information that is circulating about amendment 3, it was actually drafted by a small group of early childhood professionals. Louis city government, green worked for child care aware missouri as chief of data and communications. The organization, she says, was among the first at the table when the details of amendment 3 were being hashed out and negotiated, a process that took about two one post, green argues that including explicit restrictions on how the funding can and cannot be used — such as prohibiting money from going to abortions and stem cell research — were based, in part, on lessons learned from previous failures to pass statewide cigarette tax , amendment 3 will be the fourth attempt to raise missouri's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette taxes in the 21st century. A 2012 ballot measure was even closer, with just over 50 percent of missourians voting against the tax you're losing by a bare sliver of votes, green writes, reducing opposition from pro-life groups and tobacco companies could make all the difference in the final tally. Year-old murderer can't stop murdering, pleads guilty to ts led to 'influx of crime,' police chief claims — but the stats don't back him a better police department, pass prop p, krewson pizza and insults, kevin's place has cherokee street covered read g mogul todd beckman, 2 co-defendants to plead in kidnapping case read lo saipov, suspect in nyc truck attack, was arrested in missouri in 2016 read stabbed in tower grove park read more. The measure, constitutional amendment 2, also makes it illegal in most cases to shuffle money between committees. It just resonated with the people,” said todd jones of the missouri campaign contribution reform initiative, speaking of the wide margin late in the evening. They haven’t had that opportunity when people are writing million-dollar checks” to nts contended that the current system ensures transparency and that the limits would unfairly restrict political amendment still would allow committees unaffiliated with a candidate or party to receive unlimited donations and spend freely to promote or oppose ballot issues and photo-id proposal, constitutional amendment 6, was pushed by the republican-run legislature and strongly opposed by democrats.
A court challenge is unsuccessful tobacco proposal — constitutional amendment 3 —would have gradually raised the tax on cigarettes by 60 cents a pack, with the extra revenue earmarked for early childhood measure also would have created a 67-cents-per-pack fee for wholesalers on some discount-brand other cigarette tax plan — proposition a — would have phased in a 23-cent-per-pack increase over five years, with the proceeds used to repair roads and dueling plans were part of a dispute between large tobacco companies, which bankrolled the campaign for the 60-cent hike, and smaller tobacco companies supporting the 23-cent hike. The squabble is over a loophole that has allowed the smaller firms to avoid making payments to the state from a 1998 court tax increases were opposed by groups such as the american cancer society and american heart association, which say neither hike would have been big ban on sales taxes on services, constitutional amendment 4, was a pre-emptive strike to block the legislature and local governments from enacting such missouri association of realtors pushed the amendment, while the opposing missouri municipal league said it would handcuff local governments and possibly lead to higher property tax renewal measure, constitutional amendment 1, continues for 10 more years a one-tenth cent sales tax for parks and soil and water conservation that was initially approved by voters in local measures to aid seniors were drafted to hike the property tax by 5 cents per $100 assessed valuation.
