Missouri Court Allows Income Tax Ballot Measure, With Tweaks (2)

Missouri voters will get a chance to weigh in on a proposal to eliminate the state income tax after a state appeals court held that the ballot measure is constitutional.

However, the legislature’s summary statement and the fair ballot language for the initiative are misleading because they suggest to voters that various tax obligations will be reduced or eliminated without mentioning that the state’s sales and use tax authority will be expanded, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, held June 5.

“Voters should not be informed prominently of the purpose of eliminating the state individual income tax without being ...