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Missouri · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Amendment 6: what your vote means

Initiative and referendum process. On every Missouri ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.

Amendment 6 · Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment

Initiative and referendum process

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right; allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits; prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers; prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

Official ballot title as certified by the Missouri Secretary of State (2026 Ballot Measures page).

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.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: voters, petition sponsors, and the General Assembly.
  • Unchanged: current signature requirements (5% for laws, 8% for constitutional amendments, in two-thirds of congressional districts) and simple-majority approval.
  • Courts: the ballot title says courts could revise ballot summaries through lawsuits.
  • Taxes: the fair ballot language says it will not increase or decrease taxes.
  • Fiscal impact (official fiscal note summary): State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

Not yet compiled

Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.