Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. Allows any stem cell research and therapy that is legal under federal law, including somatic cell nuclear transfer to produce human embryos for stem cell production. It prohibits cloning or attempting to clone a human being.
Storm Water Control Finance Amendment. Would limit grants and loans to only be given to public water and sewer districts.
Passed
1,494,107
(57.85%)
1,088,728
(42.15%)
Proposition A
Gambling Loss Limits Act. Would eliminate gambling loss limits while restricting the number of casinos that can be built in the state and increasing the gambling tax to provide for public school education.
Passed
1,578,674
(56.17%)
1,231,892
(43.83%)
Proposition B
Quality Homecare Council Act. Would create the Missouri Quality Homecare Council which would be tasked with improving health care for the elderly.
Passed
2,077,831
(75.26%)
683,137
(24.74%)
Proposition C
Clean Energy Act. Would require utility companies to slowly increase their usage of renewable energy.
Passed
1,777,500
(66.03%)
914,332
(33.97%)
2010s
2010
August 2010 primary election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Proposition C
Healthcare Freedom Act. Prohibit the government to impose penalties on people who do not purchase health insurance.
Passed
669,847
(71.07%)
272,723
(28.93%)
November 2010 general election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Amendment 1
Election of Charter County Assessors Amendment. Would require all county assessors to be an elected position (except in Jackson County).
Passed
1,360,556
(74.12%)
475,000
(25.88%)
Amendment 2
Prisoner of War Property Tax Exemption Amendment. All property owned by former prisoner of war used as their household is exempt from property taxes.
Passed
1,227,297
(65.76%)
639,065
(34.24%)
Amendment 3
Real Estate Taxation Amendment. Would prohibit any new tax on the selling or transferring of real estate.
Passed
1,592,177
(83.73%)
309,398
(16.27%)
Proposition A
Earnings Tax Act. Would require cities to hold referendums on earnings tax levied by the city.
Passed
1,297,197
(68.39%)
599,672
(31.61%)
Proposition B
Dog Breeding Regulation Act. Would require large-scale dog breeding operations to provide humane treatment and limits the number of dogs they can own. Also would create the misdemeanor crime of "puppy mill cruelty."
Passed
997,870
(51.59%)
936,190
(48.41%)
2012
August 2012 primary election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Amendment 2
Public Prayer Amendment. Would guarantee the right to pray and worship on public property. Also required public schools to display the bill of rights and allow children the right to pray in school.
Passed
780,567 (82.8%)
162,631 (17.2%)
November 2012 general election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Amendment 3
Judicial Appointment Amendment. Would change the selection of supreme court judges from a nonpartisan process to one that would give the governor more discretion and control over a selecting commission.
Failed
608,458 (24%)
1,929,470 (76%)
Proposition A
Municipal Police Amendment. Would effectively transfer the control over the St. Louis police force from the state government to the city.
Passed
1,617,443 (63.9%)
914,143 (36.1%)
Proposition B
Tobacco Tax Initiative. Introduces a tax on tobacco products to fund tobacco prevention services in education institutions.
Failed
1,321,586 (49.2%)
1,362,005 (50.8%)
Proposition E
Health Care Exchange Question. Would prohibit the governor from establishing any state-operated health insurance exchange without approval from the legislature or an amendment.
Passed
1,573,292 (61.7%)
976,250 (38.3%)
2014
August 2014 primary election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Amendment 1
Right-to-Farm Amendment. Would guarantee farmers and ranchers a right to farm and produce food for others.
Right to Bear Arms Amendment. Would provide citizens the 'unalienable' right to keep and bear arms; also restricted rights of convicted felons and the mentally ill to own firearms and removed a restriction on concealed carry.
Temporary Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Amendment. Would impose a 0.75% sales and use tax increase for a maximum of ten years to fund transportation projects.
Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors Amendment. Would allow evidence of prior criminal acts to be admissible in prosecutions for sexual crimes involving a victim under the age of eighteen.
Sales Tax for Parks and Conservation Measure. Would renew for 10 years a 1984 state amendment which prescribes a 0.1% sales and use tax in order to fund state parks and conservation projects.
State and Judicial Campaign Contribution Limits Initiative. Would establish various limits on political campaign contributions. Later partially ruled unconstitutional in federal court.
Prohibition on Extending Sales Tax to Previously Untaxed Services Amendment. Would prohibit new sales/use taxes on any service not subject to a sales/use tax before 2015.
Lobbying, Campaign Finance, and Redistricting Initiative. Would introduce reforms to campaign finance laws for political candidates, lobbying laws, and change the legislative redistricting process.
Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative. Would legalize marijuana for medical purposes, tax sales at 4 percent, and redistribute revenue to healthcare services, job training, housing assistance, and other services for veterans
Medical Marijuana and Biomedical Research and Drug Development Institute Initiative. Would legalize marijuana for medical purposes, tax sales at 15 percent, and redistribute revenue to the creation of a Biomedical Research and Drug Development Institute
Management and Advertisement of Bingo Games Amendment. For organizations, would repeal constitutional ban on advertising bingo games and reduce the time someone has to be a member before managing a bingo game.
Medical Marijuana and Veterans Healthcare Services, Education, Drug Treatment, and Public Safety Initiative. Would legalize marijuana for medical purposes, tax sales at 2 percent, and spend revenue on the above services.
Gas Tax Increase, Olympic Prize Exemption, and Traffic Reduction Fund Measure. Would incrementally increase the gas tax from 17 to 27 cents, and exempt prizes from the Olympics from state taxes.
Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment. Would replace the nonpartisan demographer with a bipartisan commission appointed by the governor for legislative redistricting and repeals many provisions of Amendment 1 passed in 2018.
Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Amendment. Would allow the legislature to increase the minimum funding for a police force.
Department of the National Guard Amendment. Would provide the state's national guard with an executive department separate from the Department of Public Safety.
Exempt Childcare Facility Property Taxes Amendment. Would exempt childcare facilities from property taxes.
Failed
491,161 (45.28%)
593,465 (54.72%)
Amendment 4
Increase Police Funding Amendment. Would increase the minimum funding for the Kansas City police department.
Passed
549,919 (51.13%)
525,657 (48.87%)
November 2024 general election
Proposal
Description
Result
Yes votes
No votes
Amendment 2
Sports Betting Initiative. Would legalize and regulate sports wagering for adults over 21, allow license fees and a 10% wagering tax, and allocate revenue towards education.
Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative. Would legalize abortion before fetal viability.
Passed
1,538,659 (51.60%)
1,443,022 (48.40%)
Amendment 5
Osage River Gambling Boat License Initiative. Would allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the Osage River.
Failed
1,380,949 (47.54%)
1,523,889 (52.46%)
Amendment 6
Levying of Fees to Support Salaries of Law Enforcement Personnel Amendment. Would allow for the levying of taxes to fund the salaries of sheriffs and prosecutors.
Failed
1,112,081 (39.39%)
1,711,527 (60.61%)
Amendment 7
Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment. Would prohibit non-citizens from voting in state elections as well as any form of voting other than one based on single-vote plurality.
Passed
1,966,852 (68.44%)
906,851 (31.56%)
Proposition A
Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative. Would annually increase the minimum wage until reaching $15 in 2026 and require employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
