NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, that the City Council has called for a Special election to be held in the City on August 4, 2026 commencing at 6:00 A.M. and closing at 7:00 P.M., on the questions contained in the following sample ballot.

OFFICIAL BALLOT

GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

CITY OF KANSAS CITY

TUESDAY, August 4, 2026

Question 1 (260484)

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri, issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 for the purpose of affordable housing through the rehabilitation, renovation, and construction of houses and buildings, including blight removal, to provide affordable housing for very low- to moderate-income households?

The authorization of the bonds will authorize the City to maintain tangible property tax rates sufficient to pay the interest and principal on the bonds until fully paid.

YES

NO

Question 2 (260483)

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri, issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000.00 for the purpose of paying for the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, equipping, and furnishing of City convention facilities and building facilities constructed before 1950 that are used primarily  for governmental administration, convention, or public assembly?

The authorization of the bonds will authorize the City to maintain tangible property tax rates sufficient to pay the interest and principal on the bonds until fully paid.

YES

NO

Question 3 (260485) (Central City Economic Development Sales Tax)

SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE APPROVED?

Shall the City of Kansas City be authorized to renew a sales tax authorized by Section 67.1305 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for a period of 10 years at a rate of 1/8% to be used for funding economic development projects within the area bounded by 9th Street on the north; Gregory Boulevard on the south; The Paseo on the west; and Indiana Avenue on the east, which may include the retirement of debt under previously authorized bonded indebtedness or to repay bonds not yet issued?

This sales tax would continue the existing sales tax authorized by Section 67.1305 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and scheduled to expire on September 30, 2027.

YES

NO

Question 4 (260482) 

SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE APPROVED?

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri issue waterworks revenue bonds in the principal amount of $750,000,000.00 for the purpose of rehabilitating, expanding and improving the City’s waterworks system, including acquiring necessary land and rights of way, in order to provide for its continuing operation and to maintain compliance with federal, state and judicial requirements, with the principal of and interest on said revenue bonds to be payable solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its waterworks system, including all future rehabilitations, improvements and expansions thereto?

YES

NO

Question 5 (260481)

SHALL THE FOLLOWING BE APPROVED?

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri issue sanitary sewer revenue bonds in the principal amount of $750,000,000.00 for the purpose of rehabilitating, expanding and improving the City’s sanitary sewer system, including acquiring necessary land and rights of way, in order to provide for its continuing operation and to maintain compliance with federal, state and judicial requirements, with the principal of and interest on said revenue bonds to be payable solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its sanitary sewer system, including all future rehabilitations, improvements and expansions thereto?

YES

NO

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS

Completely fill in the oval next to the question response of your choice. If you are in favor of the question, completely fill in the oval opposite “YES”.  If you are opposed to the question, completely fill in the oval opposite “NO”.

The election will be held in the following polling places in the County:

2 Prairie Point: Hope Fellowship Baptist Church, 8350 N Conant Ave., Kansas City

11 Embassy: Embassy Park Clubhouse, 5700 NW 82nd St., Kansas City

31 Mid-Continent: The Hub at East Platte, 12220 NW Skyview Ave, Kansas City

32 Tiffany Springs: Riverstone Retirement Community, 9000 N Congress Ave., Kansas City

33 Linkville: The Hub at East Platte, 12220 NW Skyview Ave, Kansas City

34 Barry East: Green Hills Midcontinent Public Library, 8581 N Green Hills Rd, Kansas City 

35 Northern Hts: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 5409 NW 72nd St., Kansas City

36 Park Hill: Platte Woods Methodist Church, 7310 NW Prairie View Rd., Kansas City

37 Southeast: Hills of Walden Clubhouse, 5858 N Polk Dr., Kansas City

38 Line Creek: Line Creek Comm. Center, 5940 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City

40 Barry North: Coves North Clubhouse, 8615 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City

41 Park Hill North: Church of the Redeemer, 7110 NW Hwy 9, Kansas City 

42 Barry South: Coves Clubhouse, 8221 NW Overland Dr., Kansas City

CERTIFICATION

I, Marilyn Sanders, City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri, certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinanc(s):

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260484, passed May 21, 2026

260483, Committee Substitute, passed May 21, 2026

260485, Committee Substitute, passed, May 21, 2026

260482, passed May 21, 2026

260481, passed May 21, 2026

The above appears in records and is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, 25th Floor of City Hall in Kansas City, Missouri.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the City’s seal on this 26th day of May, 2026. 

/s/Marilyn Sanders

City Clerk

(SEAL)

STATE OF MISSOURI )

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COUNTY OF PLATTE )

We hereby certify that the foregoing is the true copy of the Certification of Questions filed May 26, 2026. 

/s/Chris Hershey

Wendy M. Flanigan

Directors of Elections

Platte County Board of Elections