Multiple amendments to state constitution on Nov. 3 ballot

The mid-term general election is next week for Missourians as residents will be asked to consider multiple amendments to the constitution and one proposition on Nov. 3.
 
Also on the ballot are multiple state senate races, which will see local Republican incumbents pitted against Democratic challengers.
 
Amendment 3
 
The first amendment to the Missouri constitution listed on the ballot is Amendment 3, proposed by the general assembly. The amendment, according to the office of Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, asks Missouri voters if they would like to repeal the 2024 voter-approved amendment that provides reproductive healthcare rights, including abortion through fetal viability.
 
A “yes” vote would repeal the voter-approved amendment, which provides reproductive healthcare rights and ensures women’s ability to access medical care for medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages. The new amendment would ban abortions with the exception of medical emergency, rape and incest. It would also allow legislation to regulate abortion providers and facilities and ban gender transition surgeries for minors.
 
A “no” vote would leave the 2024 decision in place, retaining abortion access for Missourians and placing no new regulation on gender transition surgeries for minors.
 
Amendment 6
 
Amendment 6 asks voters to decide whether to enshrine the right to the initiative and referendum process in the Missouri Constitution.
 
A “yes” vote would prohibit elected representatives from amending or altering laws that were passed via initiative and require that any modifications to such laws must be referred to the people by an 80 percent majority of the general assembly.
 
It would also restrict the Missouri legislature from passing laws that limit a citizen’s ability to pursue initiatives and ballot referenda and maintain the current signature requirements for proposing a law or amendment.
 
A “no” vote would leave current constitutional provisions unchanged.
 
Amendment 7
 
Amendment 7 asks voters if the state of Missouri should establish a public endowment fund to support the state government instead of taxing Missouri residents.
 
A “yes” vote on the amendment would amend the Missouri Constitution to establish the “Show Me Prosperity Fund,” described as a permanent public endowment fund with the goal of eliminating state-imposed taxes. It would prohibit the general assembly from taking or moving money from this fund until the state treasurer determines that the earnings of the fund are sufficient to do away with state-imposed taxes.
 
A “no” vote would not support a public endowment fund.
 
Amendment 8
 
Amendment 8 asks voters if the state should enshrine certain requirements regarding county sheriffs into the constitution, though they are already required by state statute.
 
A “yes” vote would require a county to elect a sheriff every four years, though it is already required for the most part. It would also enshrine certain sheriffs’ duties that are already required by state statute. Lastly, it provides that an elected sheriff can only be removed from office by a writ of quo warranto initiated by the state attorney general.
 
A “no” vote would not amend the constitution, and current statutes would remain in effect.
 
Proposition A
 
Proposition A asks if Missouri voters approve of the most recent congressional boundary-setting, which was passed as House Bill No. 1 in 2025’s second extraordinary session.
 
A “yes” vote would approve the house bill and use the map from 2025. A “no” vote would leave in place the boundaries from 2022.