The Star's recommendations for Nov. 2
Voters in Missouri and Kansas will make decisions Tuesday on crucial political races as well as on important issues facing both states and the Kansas City area.
The polls are open in Missouri from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Kansas. The Star’s recommendations for selected contested races:
MISSOURI
AMENDMENTS AND PROPOSITIONS
Constitutional Amendment No. 1:? Shall the Constitution be amended to require county assessors to be elected in all counties with a charter form of government except Jackson County? — NO
Constitutional Amendment No. 2: Shall the Constitution be amended to exempt disabled former prisoners of war from paying property taxes on their houses? — NO
Constitutional Amendment No. 3: Shall the Constitution be amended to prevent governments from ever imposing any new tax on the sale of a house or other real estate? — NO
Proposition A: Shall Missouri law be amended to require voters in Kansas City and St. Louis to hold an election every five years to continue their use of the earnings tax, and to prohibit all other Missouri cities from using an earnings tax to fund their budgets? — NO
Proposition B: Shall Missouri law be amended to provide more humane conditions for large-scale dog breeding operations? — YES
U.S. SENATE
Robin Carnahan (D)
U.S. HOUSE
4th District — Ike Skelton (D)
5th District — Emanuel Cleaver (D)
6th District — Sam Graves (R)
STATE OFFICES
Auditor — Susan Montee (D)
MISSOURI SENATE
8th District — Will Kraus (R)
10th District — Jolie L. Justus (D)
34th District — Martin T. Rucker (D)
MISSOURI HOUSE
30th District — Lexi Norris (D)
31st District — Jay Swearingen (D)
32nd District — Jason Grill (D)
33rd District — Jerry Nolte (R)
34th District — Mark Ellebracht (D)
35th District — T.J. Berry (R)
36th District — Bob Nance (R)
38th District — Ryan Silvey (R)
40th District — ?John Joseph Rizzo (D)
44th District — Jason Kander (D)
45th District — Jason R. Holsman (D)
46th District — Kevin McManus (D)
48th District — Gary Cross (R)
51st District — Ira Anders (D)
52nd District — Robbie Makinen (D)
53rd District — Diane Egger (D)
54th District — John Bullard Jr. (D)
55th District — Sheila Solon (R)
56th District — Dave Coffman (D)
123rd District — Chris Molendorp (R)
124th District — Luke Scavuzzo (D)
JUDGES
Standing for retention: YES to all.
KANSAS CITY
Question 1: Shall the city extend the quarter-cent public safety sales tax to build two new police stations and a crime lab and to make other improvements? — YES
Question 2: Shall the city be authorized to issue up to $100 million in general obligation bonds for public safety projects? — YES
Question 3: Shall the charter be amended to require redistricting for City Council seats in the year of the release of the official U.S. Census every 10 years? — NO
JACKSON COUNTY
County executive — Mike Sanders (D)
6th District — Greg Walters (D)
LEE’S SUMMIT
Question 1: Shall the city be authorized to issue $10 million in general obligation bonds for public safety improvements? — YES
Question 2: Shall the city be authorized to issue $11.86 million in general obligation bonds to build and repair sidewalks and to replace curbs? — YES
Question 3: Shall the city be authorized to issue $4.675 million in general obligation bonds for improvements to Strother Road and to View High Drive and Interstate 470? — YES
Question 4: Shall the city be authorized to issue $10.87 million in general obligation bonds for improvements on Tudor Road? — YES
CLAY COUNTY
Presiding commissioner? — Ed Quick (D)
County clerk — Tom Brandom (D)
Auditor — Sheila Ernzen (D)
Collector — Sandra Reeves (D)
Recorder of Deeds — Robert Sevier (D)
PLATTE COUNTY
Presiding commissioner — Bobby Kincaid (D)
County clerk — Sandy Krohne (D)
Auditor — Kevin Robinson (R)
Collector — Sheila Palmer (R)
KANSAS AMENDMENTS
Constitutional Amendment No. 1: Shall the Constitution be amended to allow a person to keep and bear arms to protect self, family, home and state, and for lawful hunting and recreational use? — YES
Constitutional Amendment No. 2: Shall the Constitution be amended so the Legislature cannot prevent persons with mental illness from voting? — YES
U.S. SENATE Jerry Moran (R)
U.S. HOUSE 3rd District — Kevin Yoder (R)
STATE OFFICES Governor/ Lt. Gov. — Tom Holland, Kelly Kultala (D)
Sec. of State — Chris Biggs (D)
Attorney General — Steve Six (D)
State Treasurer? — Dennis McKinney (D)
KANSAS SENATE 7th District — Terrie Huntington (R)
KANSAS HOUSE
14th District — Elliot Lahn (D)
15th District — Arlen Siegfreid (R)
16th District — Gene Rardin (D)
18th District — Cindy Neighbor (D)
19th District — Delores Furtado (D)
20th District — Rob McKnight (D)
21st District — Kay Wolf (R)
22nd District — Lisa Benlon (D)
23rd District — Milack Talia (D)
24th District — Mike Slattery (D)
25th District — Barbara Bollier (R)
28th District — Pat Colloton (R)
29th District — Sheryl Spalding (R)
31st District — Stan Frownfelter (D)
35th District — Broderick Henderson (D)
36th District — Kathy Wolfe Moore (D)
38th District — Roberta Eveslage (D)
39th District — Joe Novak (D)
43rd District — Kevin King (D)
49th District — Keith Mace (D)
KANSAS BOARD OF EDUCATION Janet Waugh (D)
JUDGES Standing for retention: YES to all.
JOHNSON COUNTY
Chairman — Annabeth Surbaugh
1st District — Ed Peterson
4th District — Larry Winn III
5th District — Doug Wood
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