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As of November 5, 2025, one statewide ballot measure was certified for the 2020 ballot in the state of Missouri.

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 and Redistricting measures	Addresses redistricting process and criteria, lobbying, and campaign finance	a

Potential measures

As of December 10, 2019, the status of proposed citizen-initiated measures was as follows:

• One hundred and forty-four (144) citizen-initiated measures were proposed.
• Sixty-five (65) citizen-initiated were approved for signature gathering.

The signature deadline passed for the 2020 cycle, and the 2020 legislative session adjourned, meaning that no additional ballot measures could be certified for the ballot.

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens

As of 2020, residents of Missouri had the power to initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. Residents also had the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.

In 2020, residents were required to file at least 100,126 valid signatures for initiated state statutes and veto referendums. At least 160,199 valid signatures were required for initiated 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 the gubernatorial election on November 8, 2016.

Legislature

In Missouri, the state legislature can refer state statutes and constitutional amendments to the ballot for voter consideration. Amendments always require voter approval before being added to the Missouri 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.

Historical facts

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

• A total of 82 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.

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	Merge St. Louis and St. Louis County into The Metropolitan City of St. Louis
LRCA	Changes to Redistricting and Lobbying Amendment	Redistricting	Changes to Amendment 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 for right 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 and Environment	Increases renewable energy standards incrementally over 20 years for electric utilities and increases solar energy minimums to 5%

See also

• 2020 ballot measures
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• Laws governing the initiative process in Missouri
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Missouri
• Campaign finance requirements for Missouri ballot measures

External links

• Missouri Initiative Petitions & Ballot Questions