There were six statewide ballot questions on the November 2024 ballot.
These ballot measures passed:
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2 will allow sports betting in Missouri. In an interview with the Kansas City Star, the chairman of the Missouri Gaming Commission expects that the first Missouri bets will take place in mid to late summer, after the Commission has written its sports betting regulations.
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3 will end the statutory prohibition of abortion in Missouri and establish a right to make decisions about reproductive healthcare, including contraception and abortion. It will allow abortion to be restricted or banned after fetal viability except to protect the life or health of the woman. However, per ProPublica, Missouri Lawmakers have filed a number of proposals that would seek to restrict access to abortion, even in the wake of passage of Amendment 3.
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 7 would prohibit ranked-choice voting and multi-winner outcomes in Missouri elections. In addition, the amendment has a provision stipulating that only US citizens can vote in Missouri elections. Missouri law currently prohibits non-citizens from voting in Missouri elections. No legislation challenging this outcome has been proposed in the 2025 Missouri legislature.
Proposition "A" would increase the state minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour and increase the hourly rate $1.25, to $15.00 per hour beginning January 2027. After that, the minimum wage would be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The proposition would also require employers with fifteen or more employees to credit workers with one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked. Per the Missouri Independent, Proposition A sees a court challenge, as well as proposals in the 2025 Missouri legislature, that would exempt most Missouri businesses from Proposition A.
Additional Information: Proposition “A” was the only ballot measure that was not a constitutional amendment. Because it changed a statute, its effect can be changed by passage of legislation. All other proposals were constitutional amendments, which will require approval by the voters in order to be modified.
These ballot measures were defeated:
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 5 would have allowed the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam.
Missouri Constitutional Amendment 6 would have allowed the imposition of fees in court criminal cases in order to finance the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System.