Voter Education
On the following 2022 ballot measures, the Vernon County Democratic Party's offical positions are as follows:
Democrats oppouse Amendment 1, becasue passage of Amendment 1 would remove legislative oversight and give more power to the office of the State Treasurer. Additionally, estimated savings are not significant enough to change the lives of Missourians to justify amending the constitution.
While Democrats support legalization of recreational marijuana use, as written Amendment 3 may negatively impact minorities, people of color, and low-income earning Missourians. Democrats have concerns about the expungement provisions laid out in the amendment, as well as making it difficult for those who do not currently have a license to enter the industry. The Vernon County Democrats have no position on Amendment 3.
Democrats oppose Amendment 4. Amendment 4 is another example of Republican overreach and highlights their hypocrisy when it comes to local control. Local communities should be able to determine how their own budgets are allocated and not have MAGA Republicans who have shown disregard for law enforcement determining how to allocate their budgets.
Democrats oppose Amendment 5. Voting yes for Amendment 5 would create a chain-of-command issue throughout the Missouri National Guard. Republicans claim to be the party of small government, but voting yes for Amendment 5 would come with a cost. That’s why the fiscal note for this amendment has not been released to the public.
Democrats oppose a Constitutional Convention. Passing this Constitutional Question would allow extreme MAGA Republicans unfettered control to amend the Missouri Constitution to push their extreme agenda without input from Missourians. We’ve already seen hypocrisy of Missouri's anti-choice abortion ban when the GOP-controlled legislature signed off on measures that made life worse for children and survivors of rape in our state.
Democrats remain committed to fighting rising inflation with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which will combat the existential threat of climate change and build a clean energy future that creates jobs, advances environmental justice, and lowers costs for families. The call for a Constitutional Convention would threaten the progress made on this front.