Lawsuit challenges Missouri ballot plan to phase out income tax, expand sales tax

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 1,076

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to knock a proposed constitutional amendment off Missouri’s 2026 ballot that would give lawmakers new power to expand sales taxes to eliminate the income tax, arguing legislators bundled too many subjects into one proposal and wrote misleading ballot language.

The lawsuit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court by attorney Chuck Hatfield on behalf of a Missouri resident, challenges a proposed ballot question that would ask voters to amend the …

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