How to vote in Missouri in 2026

This measure would renew Missouri's existing 0.1% sales and use tax for 10 more years to fund state parks and soil and water conservation. The renewal question is referred to voters automatically under the state constitution.

A yes vote means: Renews the 0.1% parks and conservation sales tax for another 10 years.

A no vote means: Does not renew the 0.1% sales tax.

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This amendment would require the Jackson County assessor to be an elected position by removing the constitutional exemption that currently allows the county to appoint its assessor.

A yes vote means: Makes the Jackson County assessor an elected office.

A no vote means: Keeps the exemption that allows Jackson County to appoint its assessor.

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This amendment would require citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to win a majority of voters in each congressional district instead of a single statewide majority. It would also add constitutional prohibitions on foreign nationals and foreign adversaries spending on ballot measure campaigns and add penalties for petition signature fraud.

A yes vote means: Requires initiated constitutional amendments to pass in every congressional district and adds foreign-spending bans and petition fraud penalties to the constitution.

A no vote means: Keeps statewide majority approval for initiated amendments and leaves existing foreign-spending and fraud rules in state law.

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This amendment would reduce Missouri's individual income tax as state revenue grows until the tax is eliminated, and would prohibit future state individual income taxes once that happens. It would also reduce personal property and other local taxes when local revenues increase, while prohibiting reductions in public school funding, and limit sales tax expansions unless they are used to reduce the income tax.

A yes vote means: Phases out the state individual income tax based on revenue growth and limits certain other taxes.

A no vote means: Keeps the current income tax and related tax rules unchanged.

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This amendment would repeal the right to reproductive freedom that Missouri voters approved in 2024 and prohibit abortion except in cases of medical emergency, fetal anomaly, rape, or incest, with rape and incest exceptions limited to 12 weeks. It would also prohibit gender transition surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers for minors.

A yes vote means: Repeals the 2024 reproductive freedom amendment, prohibits most abortions with limited exceptions, and bans gender transition procedures for minors.

A no vote means: Keeps the existing constitutional right to reproductive freedom and does not add the new prohibitions.

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This amendment would create a permanent state-managed endowment fund, invested in S&P 500 exchange-traded funds, using money appropriated by the legislature plus grants and donations. Once the fund's earnings are sufficient to replace state tax revenue, the earnings would be used to eliminate state-imposed taxes.

A yes vote means: Creates the state-managed investment fund and uses its earnings to replace and eliminate state taxes when sufficient.

A no vote means: Does not create the fund.

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This amendment would require most Missouri counties to elect their sheriffs, establish sheriffs as the chief law enforcement officers in those counties, and limit how sheriffs can be removed from office.

A yes vote means: Requires elected sheriffs in most counties, makes them chief law enforcement officers, and limits their removal from office.

A no vote means: Keeps current law on how counties select and remove sheriffs.

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