Midterms are coming up November 3rd! If you’re in Missouri, here’s what you need to know.

There are five ballot measures you’ll decide on. You might have already heard about Amendment 3, which would do two things. First, it would repeat Missouri’s Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom. Voters ratified this at the polls two years ago. Abortions would be prohibited except in cases of medical emergency and fetal anomaly. In cases of rape or incest, abortions after 12 weeks gestation would be banned. Amendment 3 would also ban gender transition procedures for minors — including surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers.

“Yes” on Amendment 3 supports repealing abortion rights AND prohibiting underage gender transitions. “No” would keep things as they are involving abortion and underage gender transitions.

Amendment 6 would prohibit lawmakers from repealing or amending citizen-led initiatives unless 80% of the legislature votes to do so. Citizen-led measures are laws written and proposed by citizens who gathered enough signatures on that law to qualify for the ballot. This comes as we also vote on Amendment 3, which would repeal a citizen-led measure approved by voters in 2024.

“Yes” on Amendment 6 means you want to prevent lawmakers from repealing or amending measures initiated by citizens. “No” on Amendment 6 would keep things as they are.

Missouri Proposition A is called the Congressional Map Referendum. Right now, Missouri has 8 congressional districts. Kansas City is number five, and like St. Louis, essentially has its own little district. Kansas City and St. Louis are also the only two districts with a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Last year, state legislators drew up and passed new map that broke up the Kansas City District. This placed much of Kansas City’s district in with rural areas, giving Republicans an advantage in elections.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Missouri must use the old map for Midterms on November 3rd. That’s because a citizen-led initiative gathered enough signatures to prevent lawmakers from using the new map without voter approval.

So, that’s the issue at hand. “Yes” means you support using the new map that breaks up Kansas City. “No” means you’d like to keep the old map with Kansas City intact.

Amendment 7 would create the Show-Me Prosperity Investment Fund for State Tax Reduction and Elimination. This measure looks to eliminate state taxes by creating a permanent, state-managed fund. Money would come from legislator appropriation, grants, and donations. If the fund eventually eliminates taxes, re-enacting those taxes would be prohibited unless the fund could no longer meet its obligations.

“Yes” means you support creating a state-managed fund with the goal of eliminating taxes. “No” means you do not support creating this fund.

Amendment 8 would require all counties to elect their Sheriff on a four-year term. St. Louis and St. Charles counties would not apply to this law. “Yes” means you want all counties except those two to elect their Sheriff. “No” means you do not think all counties should have to elect their Sheriff.

Also on the ballot are candidates! More on that in a later post.