Skip to main content
HomeVoter Education

Voter Education

Results of November 5, 2024 Missouri Ballot Measures

There were six statewide ballot questions on the November 2024 ballot.


These ballot measures passed: 

Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 will allow sports betting in Missouri.

 (YES 50.1%; NO 49.9%)


Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3 will end the statutory prohibition of abortion in Missouri and establish a right to make decisions about reproductive healthcare, including contraception and abortion. It will allow abortion to be restricted or banned after fetal viability except to protect the life or health of the woman. (YES 

(YES 51.6%; NO 48.4%)


Missouri Constitutional Amendment 7 would prohibit ranked-choice voting and multi-winner outcomes in Missouri elections. In addition, the amendment has a provision stipulating that only US citizens can vote in Missouri elections. Missouri law currently prohibits non-citizens from voting in Missouri elections.

(YES 65.5%; NO 31.5%)


Proposition "A" would increase the state minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour and increase the hourly rate $1.25, to $15.00 per hour beginning January 2027. After that, the minimum wage would be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The proposition would also require employers with fifteen or more employees to credit workers with one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked.

(YES 57.6%; NO 42.4%)


These ballot measures were defeated:

Missouri Constitutional Amendment 5 would have allowed the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam.

(YES 47.6%; NO 52.4%)


Missouri Constitutional Amendment 6 would have allowed the imposition of fees in court criminal cases in order to finance the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System.

(YES 39.4%; NO 60.6%)



Voter Education Today

Current events and topics relevant to Kansas City, Jackson, Clay, and Platte County voters.

Ballot Initiative Process  Proposals that would have made it more difficult for citizen's initiatives to succeed were once again presented but failed to pass. This follows similar restrictive proposals made in 2022 and 2023. Restrictive proposals are expected to be proposed again in 2025.

Missouri Voters Have a Superpower!:  Check out the online version of "Missouri Voters Have a Superpower" to learn about special powers that Missouri voters have via the ballot initiative process.




Watch the video below 
to understand how the citizen initiative process works in Missouri and reasons for and against making the initiative process more difficult.






 

Voter Education Library

Utilize our Voter Education Library to answer questions you may have about voting and local issues. Click a button below to learn more about a topic.

Be a Smarter Voter: Build Your Fact-checking Toolkit

Learn to navigate online misinformation this election season. Click the red button above to learn more.


 

Resources for College Students

Now is the time to develop your plan to vote in the November election.

There are 4 ways to vote in Missouri:

✔ In-person on election day;
✔ In-person No-Excuse Absentee (Early) Voting;
✔ In-Person Absentee Voting;
✔ Mail-In Absentee Voting.

In-person No-Excuse Absentee (Early) Voting begins Tuesday October 22. Click here for information about In-person absentee voting in metropolitan Kansas City, including locations of early voting sites.

To learn how to make your plan, click anywhere on the Resources for College Student slide below.



Missouri Ballot Integrity

 

Learn 5 facts about your MIssouri election ballot! The League of Women Voters Kansas City observed the voting process in Missouri. We’re sharing these 5 facts so voters can have confidence in their ballot. Click here for the video or watch below.



Voter Glossary and FAQ

  • An unfunded mandate is...
  • Why doesn't Kansas City have local control of its police force? 

Digital and Printable Flyers


Check out LWVKC's informational flyers on voting and elections.  Print and distribute them or share digital copies.  For each flyer, four versions are available: black and white or color, digital or printable.  

"Are you registered to vote?" flyer

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)


Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)

"Voter ID Requirements" flyer

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)


Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)

"How to Vote in Missouri" flyer

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)

Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)

"Key Info" flyer (General Election)

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)

Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)

"Key Info" flyer (Primary Election)

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)

Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)

"5 Election Integrity Facts" flyer

 

Click for PDF file: color (for printing)


Click for PDF file: black and white (for printing)

Click for PNG image file: color (for digital sharing)

Click for PNG image file: black and white (for digital sharing)