Missouri Initiative Process, Foreign Campaign Funds, and Prohibition of Certain Activities by Legislators Amendment (2026)
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| Topic Campaign finance and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
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The Missouri Initiative Process, Foreign Campaign Funds, and Prohibition of Certain Activities by Legislators Amendment may appear on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
This measure would amend the Missouri Constitution to prohibit individuals from holding elected office if they have been found guilty of or pleaded guilty to weapons offenses or certain violent sexual crimes; prohibit legislators on trial for such crimes from introducing related legislation; prohibit legislators on trial for criminal or civil matters from introducing or voting on related bills; require voter approval for changes to the initiative process and allow anyone 18 years of age or older to collect signatures, either as volunteers or paid in any manner agreed with their employers; and prohibit campaign funds from foreign governments or campaigns.
Text of measure
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The filed version of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Missouri
In Missouri, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election in six of the eight state congressional districts. Signatures must be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: The smallest possible requirement is 170,215 valid signatures. The actual requirement depends on the congressional districts in which signatures are collected.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures is May 3, 2026.
Once the signatures have been filed with the secretary of state, the secretary copies the petition sheets and transmits them to county election authorities for verification. The secretary of state may choose whether the signatures are to be verified by a 5 percent random sample or full verification. If the random sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If more than 110 percent, the initiative is certified, and, if less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Stages of this ballot initiative
The ballot initiative, submitted to the secretary of state by Damien Johnson, was cleared for signature gathering on February 28, 2025.
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