It wasn't even close.

Missourians gave a hard "No" to Amendments 4 and 5, two of four amendments on the ballot, on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Amendment 4 would have raised the threshold for future constitutional amendments by requiring not just a majority vote statewide, but a majority vote in each of the state's congressional districts.

Amendment 5 would have revoked the income tax, replacing it with other taxes including a sales tax on services.

The defeat of both legislature-proposed amendments was definitive: Amendment 4 was at 80% No and Amendment 5 was at 83% No.

On the other hand, Missourians approved Amendment 1 — continuing the .1% sales tax to fund state parks and conservation — and Amendment 2, which dealt with the direct election of assessors for charter counties.


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