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Missouri Senate perfects joint resolution to require most counties to elect sheriffs
Summary
Senators gave preliminary approval to Senate Joint Resolution 40, sponsored by Senator Jill Carter of Granby, which would require most Missouri counties to elect sheriffs if voters approve the measure.
The Missouri Senate on Monday afternoon perfected Senate Joint Resolution 40, a measure sponsored by Senator Jill Carter of Granby that would require most Missouri counties to elect their sheriffs if voters approve the resolution.
If approved by voters, the joint resolution would change how sheriffs are chosen in most counties, the sponsor told colleagues on the floor. Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan said at least 40 states elect sheriffs, and in most of those states the office is enshrined in the state constitution; he said only three states do not have the office of sheriff.
Senators gave the resolution preliminary approval. The Senate’s action was described in the session as a “perfecting” vote; another yes vote would send the measure to the Missouri House of Representatives for consideration. Vote tallies and the names of any specific movers or seconders were not specified in the transcript.
No statutory citations or specific county exemptions were identified in the floor remarks captured in the transcript.
