Missouri

Missouri’s 2026 election is critical because voter-approved reproductive rights protections face a direct challenge at the ballot. After voters approved a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights in 2024, state lawmakers moved to place a competing measure on the 2026 ballot.

That legislative proposal would repeal the voter-approved amendment, effectively undoing the earlier vote. As a result, Missouri voters will again be asked to decide the future of reproductive rights.

The focus in Missouri is not on partisan control, but on whether voter decisions are upheld or reversed through subsequent ballot action.

What to watch

The amendment includes both abortion and gender transition prohibitions. Here is the approved ballot language, in its entirety:

"Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

• Repeal the 2024 voter-approved Amendment providing reproductive healthcare rights, including abortion through fetal viability;
• Allow abortions for rape and incest (under twelve weeks’ gestation), emergencies, and fetal anomalies;
• Allow legislation regulating abortion;
• Ensure parental consent for minors’ abortions;
• Prohibit gender transition procedures for minors?

State governmental entities estimate no costs or savings. Greene County estimates it may experience an unknown increase in tax revenue. Other local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings."

YES = All of this happens. NO = None of this happens.

General election (November 3, 2026)

• Amendment 3: If rejected by voters (a vote of NO), it maintains Missouri's constitutional right to abortion. It also does not change existing state laws related to gender transitions.

Election Resources

The following links should provide the information you need to feel informed and prepared to participate.

Nevada Secretary of State - check your registration status and find your polling location.
Ballotpedia - Nevada ballot measures, 2026
Missouri Secretary of State - Approved ballot language (all 2026 measures)

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