Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Missouri General Election in Missouri.
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Get StartedThis measure amends the Missouri Constitution to levy costs and fees to support salaries and benefits for current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and circuit attorneys to ensure all Missourians have access to the courts of justice.
A "yes" vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to levy costs and fees to support salaries and benefits for current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and circuit attorneys to ensure all Missourians have access to the courts of justice.
A "no" vote will not amend the Missouri Constitution to levy costs and fees related to current or former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys.
"[This] would ask voters to enshrine into the state's constitution that sheriffs play a crucial role in the administration of justice, which would ensure a robust retirement fund for sheriffs as they approach the end of their careers." - Sen. Rusty Black (R), in support of Amendment 6 (Learn more)
"Senate Joint Resolution 71 would reinstate a set of perverse incentives that tie pension contributions to the volume of arrests, prosecutions, and other aspects of the criminal justice system." - The Reason Foundation, in opposition to Amendment 6 (Learn more)
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to preserve funding of law enforcement personnel for the administration of justice? State and local governmental entities estimate an unknown fiscal impact.
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