Overview of Missouri 2024 Ballot Amendments and Their Outcomes

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Missouri 2024 Amendments List and Details

In 2024, Missouri voters faced several significant ballot measures. Here is a detailed overview of the amendments and their outcomes:

Amendment 1: Abortion Rights

  • Description: This amendment aimed to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution, effectively overturning the state's near-total abortion ban.
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  • Outcome: Voters overwhelmingly approved this amendment, legalizing abortion up to the point of fetal viability.

Amendment 2: Sports Gambling

  • Description: This amendment proposed to amend the Missouri Constitution to permit licensed sports wagering regulated by the Missouri Gaming Commission while restricting sports betting.
  • Outcome: The amendment was approved, allowing for regulated sports gambling in the state.

Amendment 3: Initiative Petition Process

  • Description: This amendment aimed to modify the process for ballot measures submitted to voters through the initiative petition process.
  • Outcome: Voters approved this amendment, making changes to how constitutional amendments and other measures are proposed and approved.

Amendment 4: Education Funding

  • Description: This amendment proposed to use fees from sports gambling to support education funding in Missouri.
  • Outcome: The amendment was not approved, and the current funding mechanisms for education remain unchanged.

Amendment 5: Law Enforcement Salaries

  • Description: This amendment proposed to use fees from sports gambling to support law enforcement salaries by adding the proposed language to the Missouri Constitution.
  • Outcome: The amendment was not approved, and law enforcement salaries will not be supported by these fees.

Amendment 6: Voting Rights

  • Description: This amendment proposed changes to the voting rights process, including ranked-choice voting and other electoral reforms.
  • Outcome: The amendment was not approved, and the current voting rights process remains in place.
These amendments reflect the diverse and often contentious issues that Missouri voters considered in 2024, ranging from abortion rights to education funding and the regulation of sports gambling.