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Three statewide ballot measures were certified for the2020 ballot in the state ofMissouri.

One ballot measure, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, appeared on the August 4, 2020 primary ballot and was approved.

Two ballot measures appeared on the November 3, 2020 primary ballot. Voters defeatedAmendment 1 and approvedAmendment 3.

On the ballot

August 4, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 2	Healthcare	Expands Medicaid under the ACA	a

November 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Sets a two-term limit for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections and campaigns andRedistricting measures	Addresses redistricting process and criteria, lobbying, and campaign finance	a

Summary of campaign contributions

See also:Ballot measure campaign finance, 2020

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees received in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure	Support Contributions	Oppose Contributions	Outcome
Missouri Amendment 1, State Executive Term Limits Amendment (2020)	$0.00	$0.00
Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (August 2020)	$10,758,968.76	$463,344.04
Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment (2020)	$308,815.00	$7,581,393.00

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens

As of 2020, residents of Missouri had the power toinitiate legislation as either astate statute or aconstitutional amendment. Residents also had the power to repeal legislation viaveto referendum.

In 2020, residents were required to file at least100,126 valid signatures forinitiated state statutes andveto referendums. At least160,199 valid signatures were required forinitiated constitutional amendments in 2020. In Missouri, there was no official statewide signature requirement; rather, the signature requirements were based on gubernatorial turnout in congressional districts. Citizens needed to collect enough signatures in at least six of the state's eight congressional districts. The statewide numbers listed in this paragraph were the sum of the requirements in the six congressional districts with lowest turnout in thegubernatorial election on November 8, 2016.

Legislature

In Missouri, thestate legislature can referstate statutes andconstitutional amendments to the ballot for voter consideration. Amendments always require voter approval before being added to theMissouri Constitution. As of 2020, statutes had two routes to becoming law in Missouri—(1) pass the legislature and receive the governor's signature, or through a legislative override of the governor's veto, or (2) pass the legislature and receive voter approval, with no signature needed from the governor. Both amendments and statutes require a simple majority vote of legislators to be placed on the ballot.

Referral of 2020 constitutional amendment

The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the constitutional amendment certified for the ballot, the votes the amendment received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the amendment in each legislative chamber:

Historical facts

See also:History of Initiative & Referendum in Missouri andList of Missouri ballot measures

• A total of82 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Missouri from 1996 to 2018.
• From 1996 to 2018, the number of measures on statewide ballots during even-numbered years ranged from three to 10.
• Between 1996 and 2018, an average of seven measures appeared on the ballot in Missouri during even-numbered election years.
• Between 1996 and 2018, about 63 percent (52 of 82) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots were approved, and about 37 percent (30 of 82) were defeated.

Local ballot measures

See also:November 3, 2020 ballot measures in Missouri

In 2020, Ballotpedia covered local measures that appeared on the ballot for voters withinthe top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and a selection of notable police-related and election-related measures outside of the top 100 largest cities. Ballotpedia also covered all local measures inCalifornia and allstatewide ballot measures.Click here to see the scope of Ballotpedia local ballot measure coverage by year.

Click here for more information about local ballot measures on the November 2020 ballot in Missouri.

Not on the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Eight-Week Abortion Ban and Regulations Referendum	Abortion	Overturn House Bill 125 (HB 126), which included an eight-week abortion ban
CICA	St. Louis City and County Merger Initiative	Municipal	MergeSt. Louis andSt. Louis County into The Metropolitan City of St. Louis
LRCA	Changes to Redistricting and Lobbying Amendment	Redistricting	Changes toAmendment 1, passed in 2018
LRCA	Local Approval of New Political Subdivisions Amendment	Direct Democracy	Require local voter approval of new political subdivisions
LRCA	Impeachment Process Amendment	Legislature	Change criteria, process, and threshold for impeachment
CISS	Renewable Energy Standards Initiative	Energy	Requires utilities to acquire specific percents of their electricity from renewable resources
CICA	Collective Bargaining Agreements Initiative	Unions	Prohibits laws restricting or limiting collective bargaining agreements
CICA	Right to Work Initiative	Unions	Mandates that no person can be required to pay dues to a labor union or join a labor union as a condition of employment
CICA	Cities Required to Cooperate with ICE Initiative	Immigration	Requires municipalities to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
CICA	No Removal of Historic Memorials without Legislative Approval Initiative	Symbols	Prohibits the removal of memorials from public property without legislative approval
CICA	Right to Work and Prohibit Prevailing Wages Initiative	Unions	Enacts a constitutional amendment forright to work and prohibits prevailing wages
CICA	Appellate Courts Initiative	Judiciary	Changes provisions of the constitution governing appelate courts' elections, vacancies, terms, and campaign finance
CICA	Vote to Change Election Laws and Measure Signature Gathering Initiative	Direct Democracy	Requires a public vote to change election laws and makes changes to petition circulating rules
CISS	Corporate Franchise Tax Initiative	Taxes	Enacts a corporate franchise tax on outstanding shares and surplus above $10 million
CISS	Medicaid Expansion and Planned Parenthood Funding Initiative	Healthcare	Expands Medicaid under the ACA and requires state funding of Planned Parenthood if federal funding discontinued
CICA	Prohibit Taxes on Personal Property Initiative	Taxes	Prohibits taxes on personal property, other than sales tax
CICA	Proportional Representation Initiative	Elections	Restructures legislature and enacts system of proportional representation
CISS	Capital Gains Tax for Solar and Wind Energy Projects Initiative	Taxes	Enacts a capital gains tax and use the revenue for solar and wind energy projects
CICA	End Daylight Saving Time Initiative	Time	Ends the use of daylight saving time
CISS	Reduced Minimum Prison Terms Initiative	Trials	Reduces the minimum prison terms for offenders found guilty of dangerous felonies
CICA	Marijuana Legalization and Expungement Initiative	Marijuana	Legalizes the sale and recreational use of marijuana
CICA	Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative	Elections	Creates state constitutional rights to certain voting policies
CICA	Prohibit State Preemption of Local Minimum Wage and Benefits Laws Initiative	Min Wage	Prohibits the legislature from preempting local minimum wage and benefits laws
CISS	State Health Insurance Cooperative Initiative	Healthcare	Creates the Missouri Health Insurance Cooperative
CISS	Public Campaign Finance System Initiative	Elections	Establishes a fund to provide a public campaign financing system
CICA	Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative	Elections	Enacts a system of ranked-choice voting
CICA	Voter Approval Required for Legislature to Alter Initiative Measure	Direct Democracy	Requires voter approval for legislature to alter initiatives
CICA	Public Education Funding Initiative	Education	Relates to taxes and funding for public schools
CICA	Marijuana Legalization Initiative	Marijuana	Legalizes the personal use of marijuana
CICA	Renewable Energy and Solar Standards Initiative	Energy andEnvironment	Increases renewable energy standards incrementally over 20 years for electric utilities and increases solar energy minimums to 5%

See also

External links

• Missouri Initiative Petitions & Ballot Questions

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