Missouri ballot breakdown: A closer look at Amendments 3, 6, 7 and 8

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- With Election Day set for tomorrow, Missourians are preparing to head to the polls to cast their vote.

Missouri voters will consider four amendments on the ballot.

One of them is Amendment 3, which addresses abortion restrictions and prohibits gender transition procedures for minors.

A "yes" vote would repeal the 2024 voter-approved amendment, which aims to provide reproductive health care rights, including abortion through fetal viability

It would also prohibit abortions except in cases involving medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape or incest. In cases of rape or incest, abortions would be permitted only through 12 weeks of pregnancy.

A "yes" vote would also prohibit gender transition surgeries for minors, as well as the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones and puberty-blocking drugs. Exceptions would be allowed for treatments unrelated to gender transition. 

Back in 2023, Missouri passed the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. This law prohibits healthcare providers from performing gender-transition surgeries or prescribing cross-sex hormones and puberty-blocking drugs to individuals under 18.

A "no" vote would maintain the existing constitutional right to reproductive freedom and prevent the proposed restrictions on abortion and gender transition surgeries and procedures for minors.

Amendment 6 would address Initiative and Referendum Powers and Legislative Change Requirements.

A "yes" vote would make it harder for lawmakers to change or repeal laws approved by voters. At least 80% of both the House and Senate would have to approve sending a proposed change to voters, who would then have the final say.

A "yes" vote would also allow courts to change ballot summaries if they are challenged in lawsuits and make the citizen-led initiative and referendum process a fundamental constitutional right.

It would also add current signature and voting requirements to the state constitution while preventing lawmakers from making it harder for citizens to place issues on the ballot, such as by increasing signature requirements or shortening collection periods.

A "no" vote would keep the current rules for citizen-led ballot initiatives without adding the proposed constitutional protections or restrictions on lawmakers.

Amendment 7 would create a permanent state-managed investment fund called the Show-Me Prosperity Fund.

A "yes" vote would create a state-managed fund that would invest public money to generate earnings. It would also use the money earned from those investments to eliminate state taxes when the fund generates enough revenue to replace the money those taxes bring in.

A "no" vote would reject the creation of the Show-Me Prosperity Fund, and keep the current system in place without creating a new investment fund intended to eventually replace state tax revenue.

Lastly, amendment 8 would change how county sheriffs are selected and what authority they have.

A "yes" vote would require most Missouri counties would be required to elect their county sheriffs. Sheriffs would be recognized as the county's top law enforcement officers, and it would be harder for them to be removed from office.

A "no" vote would not make those changes. Counties would continue following the current rules for selecting and removing sheriffs.

To find information on candidates and propositions featured on the ballot, visit KQ2.com/voterguide.