Missouri voters remain split on measure that would strip some of governor’s budget authority


When Missouri voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will not be faced with a barrage of statewide races as they were in 2012. With no majorly contested statewide races, their attention is instead being directed to four ballot measures aiming to change the state’s constitution.

New polling data released Monday by the Kansas City-based Remington Research Group shows voters oppose both Constitutional Amendment 6, which would allow for a six-day early voting period, and Amendment 3, which would effectively ban teacher tenure and require performance-based evaluations.

“Amendment 3 has faced statewide opposition with little to no support,” said Titus Bond, a spokesman for the group, in a statement. “The campaign has been one sided and that is reflected in these numbers.”

(IN DEPTH: Primers on Amendment 2, Amendment 3, Amendment 6, and Amendment 10.)

The survey — which questioned 1,368 likely voters over the weekend – shows more than 60 percent of voters oppose Amendments 6 and 3.

Voters appear split on Amendment 10, which would significantly alter the governor’s budgetary authority. According to the survey, 42 percent of voters said they oppose it while 38 percent are in support. Despite a nearly $1 million statewide ad campaign in its favor, as of this weekend, 20 percent of voters said they were undecided.

The survey found broad support for Amendment 2, which allows propensity evidence to be used when prosecutors are trying sex crimes involving children.

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