Amendment 2 passed: What will happen now
Missourians voted to pass Amendment 2 on the 2016 ballot, but they might not see the effects of the law for another couple of elections.
Amendment 2 limit campaign contributions to candidates for state and judicial offices.
The history of the proposition that was similar to Amendment 2, but was repealed in 2008 by the Missouri legislature and Gov. Matt Blunt, showed how the contributions to state and judicial candidates will be different.
In 2008, the last year with contribution limits, the total of contributions only for the governor race was $13.1 million, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission. In 2012, the first year without contribution limits, the total amount donated for the governor race was $27.6 million. So far in 2016, the contributions to the governor’s race is $45.3 million.
According to state Sen. Rob Schaaf, of District 34, voters should see the total amount of contributions decrease but not for another couple of elections, because politicians will still have money in their pockets from previous terms.
Amendment 2 will prohibit state and judicial offices from receiving more than $2,600 from one single person per election. Political parties may not receive more than $25,000 from any one person or committee. It also prohibits corporations and labor unions from making direct contributions to candidates.
