On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft certified five measures for the November ballot this year. All measures require a simple majority to pass.
Amendment 2 would allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to regulate licensed sports wagering. Sports betting would be restricted to people over the age of 21 and physically located in the state. There would be license fees and a 10% wagering tax on revenues received to be appropriated for education, expenses of the Missouri Gaming Commission, and funding the Compulsive Gambling Prevention Fund.
Amendment 3 would legalize the right to reproductive healthcare in Missouri, including abortions and contraceptives. Any governmental interference would be presumed invalid. It would remove Missouri’s abortion bans, allow regulations to improve the health of the patient, require the government not to discriminate against persons providing or obtaining reproductive healthcare, and allow abortion to be restricted or banned after fetal viability except to protect the life or health of the woman.
Amendment 6 would allow courts to levy costs and fees to support salaries and benefits for current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and circuit attorneys.
Amendment 7 would state that only US citizens could vote. It would prohibit ranked choice voting, and require the plurality winner of a political party primary to be that party’s sole candidate in the general election.
Proposition A would increase the Minimum Wage to $13.75 per hour on January 1st, 2025 and $15 per hour on January 1st, 2026. It would adjust the minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index starting in 2027. Employers would be required to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations would provide oversight and enforcement. Governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts, and educational institutions would be exempt.
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