Editing Jackson County, Missouri (section)

==Government==
[[File:Jackson County Kansas City Courthouse 20161026-7036-7038.jpg|thumb|Jackson County 16th Circuit courthouse in Kansas City]]
Jackson County was the second county to adopt a home-rule [[charter]] under the [[Constitution of Missouri|Missouri Constitution]]. The Jackson County Charter was adopted by the voters in 1970 and was amended in 1985 and 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksongov.org/27/Government|title=County Government}}</ref>

[[Executive power]] of the county is vested in the [[county executive]], which is a full-time salaried position. The county executive is elected [[at-large]] by the general population of the county for a four-year term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksongov.org/395/County-Executive|title=County Executive}}</ref>

The [[District Attorney|County Prosecutor]] is a full-time salaried position elected [[at-large]] by the general population of the county for a four-year term<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com/|title=County Prosecutor}}</ref>

Ordinances are passed by a county legislature. The legislature is made up of nine members: six are elected from smaller, [[single-member district]]s within the county. Three are elected "at large" from larger districts, each by voters of the whole county. Member terms are 4 years, beginning on January 1 following the election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksongov.org/420/County-Legislature|title=County Legislature}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Position||Name||Party||First Elected
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|Executive ||[[Frank White (baseball)|Frank White]] || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] || 2016
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|Prosecutor ||Jean Peters Baker || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] || 2010
|-
|Sheriff ||Darryl Forté || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2018
|-
|At-large Legislator ||Jalen Anderson || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2018
|-
|At-large Legislator ||Donna Peyton || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2022
|-
|At-large Legislator ||Megan Marshall || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2022
|-
|Legislator District 1 ||Manny Abarca IV || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2022
|-
|Legislator District 2 ||Venessa Huskey || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2022
|-
|Legislator District 3 ||Charlie Franklin || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2018
|-
|Legislator District 4 ||DaRon McGee || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Missouri Democratic Party|Democratic]] ||2022
|-
|Legislator District 5 ||Jeanie Lauer || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Missouri Republican Party|Republican]] ||2018
|-
|Legislator District 6 ||Sean Smith || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Missouri Republican Party|Republican]] ||2022
|}

There are 244,570 registered voters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0008|title=Registered Voters in Missouri|first=Missouri Secretary of State -|last=IT|website=www.sos.mo.gov|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>

===Law enforcement===
The [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] is a full-time salaried position elected by the general population of the county for a four-year term<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksoncountysheriff.org/|title=County Sheriff}}</ref> {{As of|2021}} the sheriff is Darryl Forté.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://jacksoncountysheriff.org/27/About-Us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118214350/http://www.jacksoncountysheriff.org/27/About-Us |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2016 |website=Jackson County Sheriffs Office |access-date=July 6, 2019 }}</ref> The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for the county's jail.<ref>{{cite news |title=129th Correction Officer Academy Graduation |url=https://www.jacksongov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=657 |access-date=July 6, 2019 |agency=Jackson County Missouri |date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> 
 
Sheriff Mike Sharp resigned in April 2018 amidst scandal. He was the subject of a lawsuit that alleged sexual misconduct, personal use of public funds and sexual harassment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson Co. Sheriff Mike Sharp to resign amid damaging allegations |url=https://fox4kc.com/2018/04/18/jackson-co-sheriff-mike-sharp-to-resign-amid-damaging-allegations/ |access-date=July 6, 2019 |publisher=WDAF-TV |date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> Sheriff Darryl Forté was then appointed. He had recently retired as the chief of the [[Kansas City Police Department]]. He was elected to a full term in November of that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darryl Forté Named As Sheriff |url=https://www.jacksongov.org/1008/Darryl-Forte-Named-Sheriff |publisher=Jackson County, Missouri |access-date=July 6, 2019 |date=May 10, 2018}}</ref>

In mid-2019, Sheriff Forté directed a more-restrictive policy on high-speed pursuits the day after one of his deputies was charged with injuring a bystander during such a chase in May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Cat |title=Jackson County sheriff adopts 'restrictive' pursuit policy after deputy charged in May 2018 crash |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/jackson-county-sheriff-adopts-restrictive-pursuit-policy-after-deputy-charged-in-may-2018-crash |access-date=July 6, 2019 |agency=KSHB |date=May 5, 2019}}</ref>