Constitutional Amendment 8: County Sheriff Election Protections
Source: kcur.org
What does this measure do?
Missouri would put four-year sheriff elections, sheriffs' core duties, and their control over deputies into the state constitution, with removal only through a court case brought by the attorney general. Your county sheriff's role would be harder for lawmakers to change.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Missouri General Assembly (Senate Joint Resolution 87, Sen. Jill Carter)
Sen. Carter is a Granby Republican. The Senate passed it 24-9 and the House 95-46.
Source: senate.mo.gov
A YES vote means
The sheriff rules go into the constitution, which makes them harder to change. Removing a sheriff would take a court case brought by the attorney general.
A NO vote means
Current laws stay, and lawmakers could keep changing sheriff duties, elections, staffing, and removal rules.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: senate.mo.gov
Sources: sos.mo.gov · kceb.org