The Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City urges those eligible to vote on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Missouri and Kansas primary elections. On the Missouri ballot, the LMC urges a No vote on Amendment 4.

Amendment 4 requires the city of Kansas City to increase its minimum budget commitment to the Kansas City Police Department from 20 to 25 percent. While the city is already contributing at that level, increasing the requirement could negatively impact other vital services such as fire protection, road construction and maintenance, parks and health care that also depend on the city's general fund. Since the city does not control how the KCPD spends the city's funding, increasing the percentage required without increasing city input is unfair to city taxpayers.

Polls open at 7 a.m. in Missouri and 6 a.m. in Kansas. Both states have important federal, state and local races on the ballot.