City of Lee's Summit Question — residential solid waste collection (Jackson County)

What it does

Should the municipality of Lee's Summit, Missouri, provide for residential city-wide solid waste collection services?

A YES vote means

Lee's Summit would provide citywide residential trash collection services.

A NO vote means

Lee's Summit would not provide citywide residential trash collection services.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to the city, Lee's Summit City Council approved its intent on April 15, 2025 to provide solid waste collection for single-family homes and buildings of up to four units, notified haulers on June 18, 2025, and later approved an ordinance calling this election.

The city says it would contract the service through a Request for Proposals reviewed by the council, excluding commercial accounts and dwellings larger than four-plexes; homeowners associations that already contract for trash service could keep those arrangements.

The city says it does not plan to collect a tax or fee or pay the contractor from its budget; customers would pay the hauler directly.

The city says it tried to move to citywide service in 2011, but the effort did not go forward.

Put on the ballot by Lee's Summit City Council, ordinance calling the election (date and vote not stated on the city page).

From official source.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Lee's Summit Question mean?

Lee's Summit would provide citywide residential trash collection services.

What does a NO vote on City of Lee's Summit Question mean?

Lee's Summit would not provide citywide residential trash collection services.

How many votes does City of Lee's Summit Question need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Lee's Summit Question?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.