Missouri Votes

Would require a majority of voters in each congressional district to approve initiative petitions to amend the Missouri Constitution.

Authorizes tax credits for "sporting events" and the expenditure of state funds for "athletic and entertainment" facilities.

Eliminates the obligation for all Missouri employers to provide paid sick time.

Appropriates $8.7 billion for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Permits any chief law-enforcement official to request assistance from a law-enforcement agency outside the State of Missouri.

Directs health benefit plans that offer coverage for FDA-approved "contraceptives" to cover no less than an initial three-month supply.

Creates the "Constitutional Money Act," declaring gold and silver coins as "legal tender" while exempting them from capital-gains taxes and preventing their seizure by government entities.

Ensures pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Specifies that no public funds will be expended to any abortion facility, or affiliate thereof, including Medicaid providers.

Proposes to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide a U.S. citizenship voting requirement; specifies that all elections shall be by "paper ballot" or "mechanical methods prescribed by law;" and restricts ranked-choice voting (RCV) to only nonpartisan municipal elections in cities that had a previous ordinance in effect.

Raises the minimum salary for public school teachers by 60 percent, and increases the annual refundable tax credits allocated to Missouri's ESA program from $50 million to $75 million.

Would, if approved by the voters, require that any amendments to the Missouri Constitution receive a majority of votes cast both statewide and in a majority of congressional districts.

Stipulates that no member of the Missouri National Guard can be compelled by the Governor or the Adjutant General to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for state service.

Raises the maximum amount of annual authorizations from $1.75 to $2.75 million in tax credits.

Provides that no healthcare provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor.

Reauthorizes a tax credit for specific expenses associated with the production of qualified motion media production projects in Missouri.

Requires the State Treasurer to keep in the custody of the state treasury an amount of gold and silver greater than or equal to 1% of all state funds.

Proposes raising the threshold for approving future constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a supermajority on a ballot.

Requires all registered voters in Missouri to provide a photo ID to vote and makes the paper ballot the official ballot, among several other provisions.

Appropriates, as passed by the General Assembly, approximately $3.4 billion, including nearly $2.9 billion in funds from the American Recovery Plan Act.

Applies to Congress for the "calling of an Article V convention of the states to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution regarding term limits for members of Congress."

Declares as invalid all federal laws that infringe on the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 23, of the Missouri Constitution.

Applies to Congress for the "calling of an Article V convention of states to propose certain amendments to the United States Constitution which place limits on the federal government."

Would provide protections for individual rights during a declared state of emergency relating to public health, and prohibit political subdivisions from issuing restrictive public health orders for longer than 15 calendar days in a 180-day period, unless authorized by a two-thirds vote of the respective governing body.