By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
The results of a recount announced Monday [Sept. 16] for the so-called ‘right to farm’ constitutional Amendment 1 indicate that the August 5 election results have been upheld. Which is a reaffirmed victory for the ‘yes’ side of the campaign, comprised of mostly farmers and ranchers, backed by about 15 farm organizations.
Though, the margin of victory for the ‘yes’ side was slimmer than originally declared on election night. The ‘no’ side of the ballot measure picked up a few more votes on the amendment with a passage by 2,375 votes out of nearly a million cast, with the difference between “yes” and “no” votes before the recount being 2,490. The recount took place in all 114 counties, and the city of St. Louis.
“Missouri family farmers and consumers are the winners of the recount validating the passage of Constitutional Amendment #1, the farming rights amendment,” Blake Hurst, president of Missouri Farm Bureau said in a release.