Protect MO Taxpayers

08/05/2026

The results are in! Missouri REALTORs® have delivered a decisive victory on Amendments 4 and 5 with huge support from all corners of the state. Thank you all who put in the time and effort to stand with Missouri homeowners and vote down the Amendments this year.

On to the next!

Amendment 5 promises a tax cut but lets politicians triple the sales tax to 16% on everything you buy — without your vote.

08/05/2026

To every Missourian who showed up to vote - thank you.
Whether you voted “yes” or “no,” whether you have knocked doors for this campaign or just made time to get to the polls between meetings, you did something that matters: you participated. That is what MOjority Rule was always about — not just this outcome, but the principle that Missourians deserve a direct voice in their own constitution and political process.
Tonight, that voice was heard. Voters said “NO” on Amendment 4 and “NO” on Amendment 5.

For REALTORS® across this state — this is your win too. You are business owners, coaches, Little League parents, volunteers, and neighbors first. You showed up because you believe every Missourian deserves the chance at homeownership, and that chance depends on the constitution voters can still shape. That is what community leadership looks like.

And now that polls have closed, Missouri REALTORS® are sending to our state and our members a fresh video message of purpose, principle and positive commitment. View it below.
To our friends and colleagues who supported these amendments opposed by the REALTORS® - we hear you, and we respect you. We are friends today and we are friends tomorrow. This campaign was about protecting a process that has let Missourians decide directly on the issues that shape their lives – and allowed REALTORS® to advocate for housing affordability for all and protecting taxpayers and our industry.

Missouri REALTORS® are committed to working together on what comes next - because a strong grassroots advocacy process with transparency and robust civic engagement are missions we all share. Missouri REALTORS® will keep showing up and we will keep making a difference.

The work is not finished. We will keep defending the American Dream in Missouri — fighting for housing affordability, protecting property rights, and standing up for the next generation of Missouri homeowners. Tuesday’s election was one step in a journey.

Thank you, Missouri.

07/30/2026

Out of state money is flooding in to the Amendment 5 campaign. Why is that? Read more below ->

"Missouri Promise PAC, the main supporter of Amendment 5, received millions from organizations with out-of-state addresses, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission and ProPublica. The political action committee has paid for TV and online ads, including on Facebook, according to ProPublica.

If passed on Aug. 4, Amendment 5 would reduce the state’s income tax as revenue grows, according to Ballotpedia.

Gov. Mike Kehoe said out-of-state interests shouldn’t influence Missouri’s constitution in a video posted to X last summer. However, Missouri Promise Inc., a nonprofit incorporated in Delaware last November, contributed more than $1.9 million to Missouri Promise PAC in May 2026, according to the Ethics Commission.

Other contributions include $6.5 million from Missouri Action, $1.5 million from Secure Missouri, $1.3 million from American Policy Coalition — which is registered to an Ohio address — $1 million from Maryland-based nonprofit America Advancement Inc., and $500,000 from Virginia-based nonprofit Revitalization Project, according to the Ethics Commission."

A nonprofit incorporated in Delaware last November contributed more than $1.9 million to Missouri Promise PAC in May 2026.

07/24/2026

"JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to scrap the state income tax is not only giving some of his fellow Republicans heartache. Leaders of his church also are balking at the proposal.
In a letter to parishioners issued last week, the state’s four Catholic bishops raise questions about Amendment 5, the income tax phaseout plan on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot.
In their letter, the bishops say shifting the source of revenue for government operations from the 4.7% individual income tax rate to one relying on higher sales taxes and new taxes on services such as music downloads and lawn care will hurt “vulnerable” Missourians.

“For this reason, tax systems that rely heavily on regressive forms of taxation, such as sales taxes, should be approached with prudence because they can place a disproportionate burden on those with lower incomes,” the bishops wrote.
The bishops include Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis; and bishops James Johnston Jr. of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Ralph O’Donnell of Jefferson City and Edward Rice of Springfield-Cape Girardeau.

In their statement, the bishops say the church believes "those with greater resources bear a proportionately greater share of the public burden.”

The position of the Catholic leaders, who represent the church for an estimated 14% Missourians, comes as Kehoe has sought to offset skepticism about the plan.

Kehoe says a transition to a sales tax-based economy will bring economic growth to Missouri. A “yes” vote would give lawmakers the authority to expand sales and use taxes without additional voter approval to generate enough revenue to replace the roughly $9 billion brought into the state’s checkbook from the individual income tax. The proposal would not affect Missouri's corporate income tax.

The proposal was placed on the ballot with no support from Democratic lawmakers. Now, concerns over higher retail prices are leading some Republicans to outwardly reject the proposal.

Attorney Jim Avery of Dittmer, a Republican who is running uncontested for the state Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, said support for Amendment 5 is tepid as he talks to voters.

“The temperature is warm, but not hot,” Avery said Thursday.
Avery, a military veteran and former state lawmaker, said eliminating the income tax is a worthy goal, but he is concerned about the lack of a plan to replace the lost revenue. If approved, state lawmakers would decide what taxes will rise and what current services will be taxed.

“I’m still trying to figure it out. I’ve got to know more,” Avery said. “There’s not much information on it.”

He said public sentiment in the Jefferson County district is similar.

“A plan that the public would know about would be my preference,” Avery said.

At a forum in Jefferson City Wednesday, campaign consultant and statehouse lobbyist James Harris said he counted only two of 10 GOP candidates signaling support for Amendment 5.

Among them was former Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin, a Republican running for a seat in the House representing the capital city.

“I agree that reforming Missouri’s income tax could have potential for attracting people and businesses to the state," Tergin said. "However, it just really isn’t spelled out clearly how that would be implemented.”

Voters can expect to see more advertisements on both sides of the proposed amendment over the final week of the primary election season.

On Thursday, the latest money dump came from the National Education Association, the labor union representing teachers and other school employees. The NEA contributed $1.2 million to one of the political action committees opposed to the amendment.
The committees that support the amendment also are taking in massive donations, including a $1.4 million contribution Wednesday from Secure Missouri, a not-for-profit that does not disclose its donors. Missouri Promise, the PAC that is bankrolling the pro-5 campaign has collected more than $14 million to pitch Amendment 5 to voters."

Missouri's four Catholic bishops are raising questions about Amendment 5, the income tax phaseout plan on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot.

07/23/2026

“(Realtors) are a service and so are our affiliates,” Stockstill said of the proposed tax plan. “We have plumbers, we have inspectors, we have our title companies.”

“We have a ton of services that go into the real estate process, which is going to make homeownership a lot harder,” she added."

With less than two weeks before the Aug. 4 election, the Missouri Realtors are ramping up their efforts to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment on the state’s income tax.

07/21/2026

Attention voters: Amendment 5 is on the ballot on August 4th! This amendment will put the future of your taxes in the hands of Jefferson City politicians and lobbyists. If Amendment 5 passes, we may even see a sales tax of up. to 20%!

Check it out an trust yourself. Politicians don't.

Amendment 5 will go before voters in the Aug. 4 primary. It would phase out the income tax over time, having wide-ranging implications on Missouri taxes.

07/21/2026

The "Mansplaining Amendment 5 Award" goes to these two advocates for The Politicians' Everything Tax Proposal.

They talked over, cut off and interrupted my NO on 5 colleague Amy Blouin so many times, I had to put my version of the "Sophie Cunningham Finger Point" on them.

Amy is an accomplished and respected veteran state budget expert who raised serious questions about Amendment 5, and she was constantly subjected to this rude, condescending behavior in what one Republican woman who texted me called "Amendment 5's Todd Akin Moment" (If you know, you know).

The hour-long program is a roundtable discussion of Amendment 5 that was recorded at KMOV TV in St. Louis and will pre-empt the Tuesday, July 21, 6 p.m. news block on KMOV, St. Louis' CBS affiliate.

It will also be shown in coming days on KMOV's sister stations KCTV5 News Kansas City, KY3 TV Springfield, KFVS-TV Cape Girardeau and WGEM News - The Tri-States' News Leader Quincy/Hannibal.

07/17/2026

From fact-finding KSDK-TV St. Louis public watchdog Mark Maxwell, the FACTS about The Politicians' Amendments 4 & 5 on Missouri's August 4th ballot...

07/13/2026

"According to the nonpartisan Missouri Budget Project, 80 percent of Missourians will wind up paying higher taxes overall with sales taxes on services than income taxes currently being paid. That would leave many families with less disposable income while potentially increasing overall state revenue. Again, we are simply being asked to trust that legislators will implement the changes fairly while allowing them to remove our current constitutional protections."

Gov. Mike Kehoe said in his 2026 State of the State address, "Eliminating the income tax is not about runaway sales taxes, and I will never support extending sales taxes on agriculture, health care, or real estate."

07/11/2026

If Amendment 5 passes, Missouri could see a sales tax of up to 16%! A tax rate that extreme is going to hurt all of us and make our neighboring states more competitive. Stop the tax on everything and vote NO on 5 on August 4!

The Missouri Association of Realtors is actively campaigning against Amendment 5, a ballot measure that critics describe as a tax swap rather than a tax cut. The proposed amendment, which will appear on ballots across Missouri in about 25 days, aims to alter the state’s tax structures.