ISSUES ON BALLOT: PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Amendment No. 3

Ballot reads: Kansas City's board of education may set operating levy at rate up to but not equal to 1995 rate set by court order. Rate equal to or higher than 1995 rate requires voter approval.

What it means: The amendment would give the Kansas City school board the authority to maintain a property tax levy of up to $4.95 per $100 assessed valuation once the federal court order on desegregation is lifted. Without the amendment, the tax rate automatically would revert to $2.75.

Amendment No. 4

Ballot reads: Sets maximum bonding capacity for school districts, with voter approval, at an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the value of taxable tangible property in the district.

What it means: The amendment would increase the level of bonded indebtedness that school districts could incur with voter approval. Currently, school districts are limited to bonding capacity of up to 10 percent of the value of property in the district.

What it takes to pass the amendments: Each amendment takes a simple majority to pass.