7 Oct 2026
Missouri Amendments 3, 6, 7, 8 and Proposition A Explained | November Voter Guide
Election Day is approaching, and we're here to help you prepare for Missouri's November 3 General Election with clear information about Amendments 3, 6, 7, and 8, and Proposition A.
Amendment 3: Reproductive Healthcare (https://drive.google.com/file/d/15bhNj4biMHKkMvKnYVvjiHQumm3JYgWy/view): Vote NO
This measure repeals the constitutional right to abortion up to fetal viability, generally banning abortions except in cases of medical emergency, fetal anomaly, or rape/incest before 12 weeks, while allowing future abortion regulations. It does not change the existing prohibition on gender-transition procedures for minors.
League Position: The LWVUS believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices. In 2024, delegates passed a resolution reaffirming the League's commitment to fight for reproductive rights and justice, including bodily autonomy, privacy, reproductive health, and access to contraception and abortion.
Amendment 6: Protect Petition Initiatives (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19_ey7wQTXxE4NcZFP5xWfZ88_cNDKYQX/view): Vote YES
This measure protects citizens’ initiative and referendum powers by restricting changes to signature requirements and collection periods, allowing judicial review of ballot language, and limiting new requirements for petitioners. It also preserves the simple-majority vote required for passage.
League Position: The League supports amendments that would make our political system more democratic or protect individual rights by protecting the citizen-led initiative process.
Amendment 7: Establish a Permanent Public Endowment Fund (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wk5yd3rVruu3ClVLjekitC7t3xTZcsvy/view): Vote NO
This measure creates a state-run endowment fund financed through taxes, budget cuts, and donations. The fund's assets would be invested and could not be accessed until investment growth is sufficient to gradually replace state taxes, a goal that could take generations to achieve with no guarantee of success.
League Position: The League supports a balanced and progressive tax system to finance necessary governmental services. Fiscal policy should be in state statute, rather than the Constitution.
Amendment 8: Election of County Sheriffs: (https://drive.google.com/file/d/13pt_XuwaSOBawVnFZJJhS3WfMvzIKSPO/view) Vote NO
This measure would place the requirement to elect a county sheriff and the sheriff’s duties in the Missouri Constitution. Supporters say it protects sheriffs’ ability to resist government overreach, while opponents argue it expands sheriffs’ authority and limits local oversight and removal mechanisms.
League Position: The League believes in local control of government. State and federal legislation, in general, should provide a "floor", a minimum standard for local policies that local governments can build on to fit their jurisdictions' needs and constituents' desires, but not a "ceiling" that prohibits local governments from policy innovation and testing.
Proposition A: Veto Referendum on Redistricting (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jGIyzf4EkfMy2jz8P0dt7YM14mtXaFhm/view): Vote NO
This referendum allows Missouri voters to decide whether to keep or reject the congressional map adopted by the General Assembly in 2025. A YES vote would retain the 2025 map, while a NO vote would repeal it and restore the 2022 map.
League Position: The LWVMO supports redistricting every 10 years to make congressional and legislative districts as compact, contiguous, and nearly as equal in population as possible, with no partisan gerrymandering.
Episode Resources:
League of Women Voters of Missouri Amendment Information for the November 3, 2026 General Election (https://my.lwv.org/missouri/article/november-2026-amendment-information)
November 3 Ballot Issues Information Sheet (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpwBkCnk1s5klAbEqBw_SkSrR-baOg8n/view)
Missouri Secretary of State Elections and Voting: Certified Ballot Measures for the November 3, 2026 General Election (https://www.sos.mo.gov/petitions/2026BallotMeasures) (Official Ballot Title and Fair Ballot Language)
Amendment 3 and Me podcasts (https://rss.com/podcasts/amendment-3-and-me/)
LWVSWMO Making Democracy Work on KSMU (https://www.ksmu.org/show/making-democracy-work)
Missourinet: August primary turnout about 33% (https://www.missourinet.com/2026/08/05/missouri-primary-sees-surge-in-nonpartisan-ballot-requests/)
Leader Publications: August amendment results (https://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/elections/primary-election-2026-results-constitutional-amendments/article_f1e0314a-ea32-4b07-aaaa-c2c0f8df1d42.html)
Votebeat: Supreme Court ends Missouri map uncertainty (https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/09/11/missouri-congressional-map-election-officials-supreme-court-2026-denny-hoskins/)
KCUR: What Proposition A decides (https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2026-09-29/missouri-proposition-a-congressional-map-2026-election)
St. Louis Public Radio: House advances HJR 73 (https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-04-15/missouri-house-advances-amendment-that-would-repeal-state-abortion-rights)
Missouri Senate: Senate passes HJR 73 (https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/newsDetails?id=1921)
LWV case summary: Fitz-James v. Hoskins (https://www.lwv.org/node/945368)
KXCV: Missouri first state to overturn a near-total abortion ban (https://kxcv.org/news/2024/11/Both-sides-react-as-Missouri-reverses-near-total-abortion-ban.htm)
Newser: Festus voters oust council over data center (https://www.newser.com/story/387227/missouri-voters-oust-city-council-that-oked-a-6b-data-center.html)
Missouri House: look up bills and roll call votes (https://house.mo.gov) (search HJR 73 from 2025, and HB 1 from the 2025 Second Extraordinary Session)
Missouri Senate: look up bills and roll call votes (https://www.senate.mo.gov)
Voting rights for people on parole or probation (HB 1871) (https://www.ky3.com/2026/08/31/tens-thousands-missourians-parole-or-probation-can-now-vote/)
Missouri Secretary of State: How to vote, ID and absentee rules (https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote)
Voter Information Resources:
VOTE411 (https://www.vote411.org/) is a free, nonpartisan voter guide from the League of Women Voters that provides personalized ballot information, candidate comparisons, polling locations, and voting resources.
Missouri Voter Guide from Ballotpedia (https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_voter_guide). Ballotpedia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan resource that provides objective information about elections, candidates, ballot measures, and public policy in the United States.
Paraquad's Accessible Missouri Voters Guide (https://paraquad.org/news/paraquads-accessible-missouri-voters-guide)
Missouri Secretary of State Website (https://www.sos.mo.gov/)
Voter Advisory (https://my.lwv.org/missouri/article/voter-advisory)
Election protection hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)
League Resources:
League of Women Voters of Missouri (https://my.lwv.org/missouri)
There is a Local League (https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/find-local-league/49?field_zip_code_value=) near you.
Track Missouri Bills: (https://www.senate.mo.gov/)
Missouri Senate (https://www.senate.mo.gov/SenateHome)
Missouri House of Representatives (https://house.mo.gov/)
The Missouri General Assembly:
House Roster (https://house.mo.gov/MemberRoster.aspx)
Senate Roster (https://www.senate.mo.gov/senators/index)
The League of Women Voters (https://www.lwv.org/) envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy.
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