Missouri Eagle Forum Judge, State-wide Ballot and
St. Louis County Ballot Issue Voting Recommendations

The following are Missouri Eagle Forum’s recommends on how to vote on the judges as well as the State-wide ballot issues and the ballot issues which will appear on the ballot in St. Louis County. For more information regarding Missouri Eagle Forum please visit their website at www.moeagle.org.

Missouri Supreme Court

Patricia Breckenridge: Vote "NO" not to retain.

Court of Appeals - Eastern District
Robert Dowd, Jr. – Vote “Yes” to retain.

Circuit Judges - 21st Judicial District
Gary Gaertner, Jr. - Division 6 - Vote “Yes” to retain.

Associate Circuit Judges - 21st Judicial District
Dale W. Hood - Division 34 - Vote “Yes” to retain.
Douglas R. Beach - Division 43 - Vote “Yes” to retain.

Circuit Judges - 22nd Judicial District
Julian Bush - Division 4 - Vote “Yes” to retain.
David L. Dowd - Division 5 - Vote “Yes” to retain.
Stephen R. Ohmer - Division 8 - Vote “Yes” to retain.
Timothy Wilson - Division 23 - Vote “Yes” to retain.

Missouri Statewide Ballot Issues

Amendment 1 – Will make English the Official Language of Missouri - VOTE “YES”

Amendment 4 – Will improve storm water control – VOTE “YES”

Proposition A – VOTE “NO”

Proposition A will expand gambling by removing the loss limits.

Proposition B – VOTE “NO”

Proposition B will create more government beauracy and will unionize home health care workers.

Proposition C – VOTE “NO”

Proposition C will force utilities to cut services and employee compensation in order to meet the unreal mandates imposed by this proposition.

St. Louis County Specific Ballot Propositions

Missouri Eagle Forum recommends voting “NO” against all tax increases during times of economic crisis.

VOTE “NO” on the Charter Commission - The current charter was written by a more conservative county administration than the current administration.  Now is not the time to revise the Charter under the control of the current St. Louis County Council.

Proposition 1 - VOTE “NO” for the Community Children's Service Fund

Proposition 1 raises taxes at an inopportune time for non-governmental functions.

Proposition I – VOTE “NO” for Improvements to County Buildings and Facilities Proposition I will raises taxes at an inopportune time.

Proposition M - VOTE “NO” - Public Transportation

Proposition M forces non-public transportation users to subsidize services they don't use.

Proposition H - VOTE “NO” -  Use Tax

Proposition H targets small businesses with a new tax.