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52Nov 3 election

Amendment 5: Income Tax Elimination and Sales Tax Changes Amendment

Did not pass with 16.7% yes.

Amendment 5 · Legislative referral · Missouri, August 4, 2026

Yes
233,309
16.7%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
1,165,085
83.3%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Amendment 5

  3. Election day (Done)

    August 4, 2026

  4. Did not pass (Current step)

    16.7% yes

What a yes vote does

Amend the state constitution to reduce the state individual income tax, based on revenue growth, until the tax is eliminated; reduce personal property and other local taxes when local revenues increase, while prohibiting reductions in funding for public schools; prohibit future state individual income taxes once eliminated; and limit expansions of sales and use taxes, unless they are used to reduce income tax.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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