If passed, Amendment 6 would allow Missouri to fund salaries and pensions for elected county sheriffs and prosecutors through court fees. It was placed on the Nov. 5 ballot by the General Assembly to reverse a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that found the fees unconstitutional.

We continue our look at the November ballot – tonight with a focus on Amendment 6. “Jasper County, we’re fortunate we have what we call lagers, which is a form of retirement. But a lot of the counties in the state of Missouri don’t have that,

Missouri voters will decide Nov. 5 if retirement funds for sheriffs and prosecutors should be supported with fees collected on court cases. A fee used to fund sheriffs’ pensions was put in place by state law in 1983.