Missouri property tax overhaul bill may inadvertently move municipal elections to November

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,182

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A property tax overhaul moving through the Missouri House includes provisions that would potentially push all elections to August and November. The bill’s sponsor, however, said that’s not his intent and will make any changes necessary to prevent it.

The measure that would require taxing districts to set separate rates for each type of property also requires all property tax elections to be on an August or November ballot. But the language that …

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