Missouri · November 3, 2026 general election
Statewide ballot measures: what your vote means
For each measure: the official ballot title, what a YES vote and a NO vote would do, and what would change, in plain language from official sources. SaveYourState does not take positions on ballot measures.
5 statewide measures are on the ballot. 3 have a “Heads up” note because a YES vote repeals, undoes, or removes something. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Amendment 3 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment (HCS HJR 73, 2025)
Abortion, reproductive health care, and gender transition procedures for minors
Heads up: voting YES on this measure repeals the reproductive health care rights amendment Missouri voters approved in 2024.
A YES vote means:
The reproductive health care rights section approved by voters in 2024 (Article I, Section 36) would be repealed, abortion could be restricted to medical emergencies, rape and incest under 12 weeks, and fetal anomalies, and gender transition procedures for minors would be prohibited, with exceptions for specific medical conditions.
A NO vote means:
Article I, Section 36 approved in 2024 stays in place, abortion remains available through fetal viability, and gender transition procedures for minors are not prohibited by this measure.
Amendment 6 · Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment
Initiative and referendum process
A YES vote means:
The legislature could not directly change laws passed by initiative; changes would have to be referred to voters by at least 80% of each chamber, and the legislature could not pass laws limiting initiatives and referenda.
A NO vote means:
The current constitutional provisions on initiatives and referenda stay as they are.
Amendment 7 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment (SS SCS SJR 95, 2026)
Permanent public endowment fund to replace state taxes
Heads up: voting YES on this measure could eventually eliminate state-imposed taxes, once the State Treasurer certifies the new fund’s earnings are enough to replace them.
A YES vote means:
The constitution would create the “Show-Me Prosperity Fund,” a permanent endowment that the General Assembly could not spend until the State Treasurer certifies its earnings are enough to eliminate state-imposed taxes, at which point those taxes would end.
A NO vote means:
No endowment fund would be created in the constitution.
Amendment 8 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment (CCS HCS SS SJR 87, 2026)
Election and removal of county sheriffs
A YES vote means:
Counties would be constitutionally required to elect a sheriff every four years, sheriffs’ duties now in statute would move into the constitution, and an elected sheriff could be removed only through a writ of quo warranto brought by the Attorney General.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change; current statutes on electing sheriffs to four-year terms, their duties, and removal stay in effect unless changed by law.
Proposition A · Referendum on a law passed by the General Assembly
Congressional district map (House Bill 1, 2025 Second Extraordinary Session)
Heads up: voting YES on this measure repeals Missouri’s existing congressional district map (enacted in 2022) and replaces it with the new map in House Bill 1.
A YES vote means:
House Bill 1 (2025) would be approved, replacing the congressional district boundaries enacted in 2022 with the new boundaries it draws.
A NO vote means:
The congressional district boundaries enacted in 2022 stay in place.
Five measures certified for November 3, 2026. Missouri publishes an official “fair ballot language” statement of what a yes and no vote mean; the explanations here follow it. Amendment 1 appeared on the August 4, 2026 primary ballot and is not included.