Recount Confirms Right To Farm Bill Passes in Missouri
09/15/2014

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A recount of a Missouri farming rights amendment appears to have confirmed its passage.

Opponents of the measure had asked for a recount after the official tally from the August election showed the proposed constitutional amendment passing by a margin of 2,490 votes out of nearly 1 million cast.

According to figures submitted by local election authorities to Secretary of State Jason Kander, the recount has reduced that margin of passage to 2,376 votes.

The secretary of state's office is expected to officially certify the results of the recount Monday.

The amendment creates a constitutional right to engage in farming and ranching. Missouri is just the second state behind North Dakota to place farming rights in its constitution.

 


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