ELECTION RESULTS: COMBAT Tax Easily Passes
Voters throughout the Kansas City metro area went to polling places Tuesday for a variety of questions and open positions.
The COMBAT anti-drug program tax easily passed by 68.16 percent to 31.84 percent, which renews the tax for seven years.
The COMBAT tax funds anti-tax programs in the county and is administered by the Jackson County Sheriff's office.
A vote to renew a law enforcement tax in Clay County also easily passed with more than 70 percent of voters approving the question. A partial smoking ban in Liberty, Mo., also passed with more than 70 percent of voters approving the measure.
Also in Jackson County, an $85 million bond measure for Independence, Mo., schools passed with more than 68 percent of voters approving the question.
In the Center School District, a bond measure question passed by a landslide with more than 77 percent approving the question. The bond will provide $6.75 million dollars to the school district.
On the Kansas side, the only vote in Johnson County was for Fairway voters, who easily approved a half-cent sales tax for capital improvements, with 63 percent of voters casting yes votes.
The only Wyandotte County vote came in Edwardsville, where voters turned down a sales tax question, with 52.86 percent voting against the question.
Final Election Results
| Combat Drug Tax | Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 71% |
| No | 29% |
| Clay County Law Enforcement Sales Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 71% |
| No | 29% |
| Liberty Smoking Ordinance | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 70% |
| No | 30% |
| Independence School Bond | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 69% |
| No | 31% |
| Peculiar Sewer Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 26% |
| No | 74% |
| Peculiar Vehicle Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 44% |
| No | 56% |
| Peculiar Quarry Fee | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 58% |
| No | 42% |
| Belton Sewer Bond | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 72% |
| No | 28% |
| Belton Parks Question | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 28% |
| No | 72% |
| River Bend Water Bond | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 88% |
| No | 14% |
| Center School Question | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 77% |
| No | 23% |
| North Platte R-1 Question | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 57% |
| No | 43% |
| Fairway Sales Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 64% |
| No | 36% |
| Baldwin City Street Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 67% |
| No | 33% |
| Baldwin City Improvement Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 55% |
| No | 45% |
| Edwardsville Sales Tax | Percent Of Vote |
|---|
| Yes | 47% |
| No | 53% |
Here are links to each county's election Web pages for complete election results:
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