This is the ballot language that pertains to the budget:

 
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to require the governor to pay the public debt, to prohibit the governor from relying on revenue from legislation not yet passed when proposing a budget, and to provide a legislative check on the governor’s decisions to restrict funding for education and other state services?
 
If this amendment passes, it will guarantee that the Governor could never withhold any money we owe on our debts.  It’s always honorable to pay our debts.  Missouri should always pay its debts before it spends one dime anywhere else in the budget.  That is the measurement of our integrity and demonstrates our sense of responsibility.  
 
However, we do not need a new Constitutional Amendment to force the Governor to pay our debts.  
 
Anytime we don’t spend money, it is a good thing!  How can you not be happy about that?  
 
Currently the Governor can withhold funds from other line items.  This new amendment will make it harder for him to do that.
 
However, a governor’s withholding money usually results in less spending which is always a win for the taxpayers.  In the intervening time when the funds are being withheld, the governmental entity lives with less.  Even after the Governor releases the money later, the department may not have enough time to spend it all before the year is over, so the year may end with a savings.
 
The Constitution Party recommends voting “NO” on Amendment #10

For a more in-depth examination on the budget ballot language, please click here:
http://cpmo.us/2014/10/withholding-the-money/
 

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