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Press Release: Kander Certifies Revised Ballot Title for HJR 90 After Court Rules Against Legislature’s Summary

For immediate release:                  September 15, 2014

Contact:                                                         Stephanie Fleming, (573) 526-0949

 

Kander Certifies Revised Ballot Title for HJR 90 After Court Rules Against Legislature’s Summary

 

Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jason Kander today certified the ballot title as revised by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, for Constitutional Amendment 6 (HJR 90). The Missouri General Assembly, not the secretary of state’s office, wrote the ballot summary language.

 

The court’s revised official ballot title for Constitutional Amendment 6 (HJR 90) reads:

 

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to permit voting in person or by mail for a period of six business days prior to and including the Wednesday before the election day in general elections, but only if the legislature and the governor appropriate and disburse funds to pay for the increased costs of such voting?

 

State governmental entities estimated startup costs of about $2 million and costs to reimburse local election authorities of at least $100,000 per election. Local election authorities estimated higher reimbursable costs per election. Those costs will depend on the compensation, staffing, and, planning decisions of election authorities with the total costs being unknown.

 

The proposed amendment will appear on the November 4 general election ballot. The Missouri Constitution empowers the General Assembly to refer proposed constitutional amendments and general laws to voters. The amendments will take effect if a majority of voters approve.

 

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