State propositions and amendments

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Amendment 2

Amendment 2 would allow licensed sports wagering regulated by the Missouri Gaming Commission and restrict sports betting to those physically located in Missouri and over the age of 21. The amendment includes a 10% wagering tax on revenues received to be appropriated for educational institutions in Missouri.



Amendment 3

Amendment 3 establishes a person’s constitutional right to make decisions about reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, removes Missouri’s ban on abortion, allows regulation of reproductive health care to improve or maintain the health of the patient, requires the government not to discriminate against those providing or obtaining reproductive health care and allows abortion to be restricted or banned after fetal viability.



Amendment 5

Amendment 5 would allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue an additional license to operate an excursion gambling boat on the Osage River, between the Missouri River and the Bagnell Dam.



Amendment 6

Amendment 6 will levy costs and fees to support salaries and benefits for current and former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys.



Amendment 7

Amendment 7 would amend the Missouri Constitution to specify that only United States citizens are entitled to vote, restrict people to a single vote for each candidate or issue, restrict any type of ranking of candidates for a particular office and require that the person receiving the greatest number of votes in a party’s primary election be its only candidate for the general election and require the person receiving the greatest number at the general election be declared the winner. The amendment would not apply to nonpartisan municipal elections held in cities that already have an ordinance that requires a preliminary election at which more than one candidate advances to a subsequent election.



Proposition A

Proposition A would increase the state minimum wage to $13.75 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and to $15 in January 2026. The minimum wage would be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. Businesses with 15 or more employees also would have to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts and education institutions would be exempt from the minimum wage increase.