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August 4, 2026 ballot

Official ballot language.

The exact text of Amendment 5 as it will appear on Missouri voters' ballots.

Official Ballot Title

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

  1. Require legislative phase-out of the individual state income tax based on revenue growth, and authorize the expansion of sales and use taxes;
  2. Curtail constitutional limits on taxing goods and services; and
  3. Require local tax rate cuts without reducing school funding if local sales tax revenue increases?
Fiscal note
The proposal has no direct impact on state or local tax revenue. If passed, implementing legislation will have an unknown impact to state and local tax revenue. If implemented, state government entities expect a reduction of $57,000 annually in income tax check-off donations and implementation costs of at least $100,000.
→ Read the official certification letter (PDF)
From Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins

Source: Missouri Secretary of State certification letter for SS SCS HCS HJR 173 & 174.