Election Day is right around the corner. In addition to voting for people and judges, we will vote on amendments and propositions. As the voter rolls have been getting cleaned since the last election, we might see different results. Meanwhile, it is best to be informed before heading to the voter booth. You can preview our ballot here: November 3, 2026 Sample Ballot.
Amendment 3
This is the first one on the ballot. It decides abortion and transgender surgeries in our state. A yes vote will make abortion illegal after 12 weeks, except in cases of rape, incest, or emergencies. It will no longer prohibit transgender surgeries and medications given to minors.
A no vote will allow abortion at any time of the pregnancy for any reason. It will remove restrictions on transgender surgeries and medications for minors.
Amendment 6
Missourians will decide whether to strengthen the power of citizen initiative and referendum petitions and make it harder for lawmakers to overturn them. That is how some advertisements view this. This is a ‘democracy’ rule. The majority of people decide on issues that our state representatives cannot overturn.
A yes vote means the legislature cannot repeal or amend a citizen initiative unless 80% of the state House of Representatives and the Senate vote to refer a change to the ballot, not a simple majority. That is almost impossible. Voters would then approve or reject the change by a simple majority. Additionally, it prohibits lawmakers from weakening the process by increasing the signature threshold, shortening signature-gathering periods, imposing additional requirements on those gathering signatures, and other measures.
A no vote rejects the proposal that would prohibit elected officials from directly amending or changing citizen initiatives. A “no” vote does not take away citizens’ right to initiative and referendum petitions; it merely keeps current constitutional provisions in place.
Amendment 7
Missourians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could dramatically change how Missouri funds services. If approved by voters, Amendment 7 would create a permanent state investment fund to eliminate all state taxes and replace that revenue with the fund’s investment earnings. Amendment 7 authorizes lawmakers to increase taxes if the new fund cannot adequately fund the state budget. While we do not want to pay state taxes, we do not want the price of goods to increase.
A yes vote will establish the “Show-Me Prosperity Fund,” a permanent public endowment to support state government, with the goal of eliminating state-imposed taxes. A no vote will not change anything. There will be no immediate effect if this passes.
Amendment 8
This amendment deals with electing sheriffs. A yes vote will require counties to: elect a sheriff every four years, which is currently required by statute; place in the Constitution provisions regarding sheriffs’ duties that are currently provided by statute; and provide that an elected sheriff may be removed from office only through a writ of quo warranto initiated by the Attorney General. A no vote will change nothing.
Proposition A
This proposition approves or disapproves of our election map. The map we are voting on was approved by our legislators and the Governor. It is called the 2025 map. However, opponents are fighting to return to the map we had previously. A yes vote takes the 2025 map. A no vote will return us to the 2022 map.
