Changes in Missouri's election law took effect on Aug. 28, 2022. The League is challenging several of the new restrictions in court, including the new photo ID requirement. There is a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of new restrictions on soliciting voter registration and absentee ballots.

The League is opposed to an executive order and legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Click here for information on the SAVE Act. 

The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on Friday, May 16. We are closely watching several bills that the League opposes:

• HB567 to eliminate Prop A's sick leave benefit. The League supported Prop A for healthy families and it was supported by 57 percent of voters in November. Senators filibustered HB567 on April 16 but it could come up again.

• HJR 73 to undermine Missouri voters who passed Amendment 3 in November. If approved by both the House and Senate, the governor could put the issue back on the ballot in 2026 or in a special election earlier. The proposed ballot summary in HJR 73 doesn’t mention banning elective abortions. Instead, Missourians would be asked if they want to amend the Missouri constitution to: 
  - “Guarantee access to care for medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and miscarriages; 
  - Ensure women’s safety during abortions; 
  - Ensure parental consent for minors; 
  - Allow abortions for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape, and incest; 
  - Require physicians to provide medically accurate information; and 
  - Protect children from gender transition?”

• SCS SJRs 47, 30, & 10 would require a concurrent initiative petition passage, meaning passage would be dependent on both a statewide majority and a majority of state House districts. The League believes this violates majority rule.

On April 24, Governor Kehoe signed SB 22 that will make it difficult for courts to re-write summary statements for statewide ballot measures. This change to Missouri's initiative petition process will apply to both citizen initiative petitions and constitutional amendments initiated by the legislature.

Missouri’s history contains several instances of courts determining that it was necessary to rewrite summary statements that did not accurately reflect the content of the amendment. The bill also contains several other provisions that would give politicians more discretion in writing ballot language and make it difficult for judges to rewrite deceptive descriptions.

Read a summary of the bill that opponents call the "Let Politicians Lie Act." The League's opposition is based on our position supporting adequate and factual notice of proposed public actions.