Will Jackson County move to an elected assessor? Follow live election results
Jackson County voters are casting ballots to decide whether the county’s appointed assessor should instead be elected.
The ballot measure follows years of fury by property owners over increased property assessment values, which influence individual property taxes. The issue has roiled Jackson County politics, seeping into debates over the recent recall election of County Executive Frank White Jr. and the fight over the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
If voters approve it, the decision would put Jackson County in line with every other major county in Missouri. Jackson County remains the only charter county in the state with an appointed assessor, who values and assesses all real and personal property in the county.
Gail McCann Beatty, a former Democratic leader of the Missouri House, currently leads the Jackson County Assessment Department. White, the former top executive, appointed her to the position.
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