Voters approved three constitutional amendments and one statutory change on the Nov. 5 ballot.

• Amendment 2 – Sports Gambling. Winning for Missouri Education won its effort to legalize sports betting online and in person by fewer than 7,500 votes (50.13% to 49.87%). Revenue will be taxed at 10 percent and targeted to educational institutions.
• Amendment 3 – Reproductive Freedom. Missourians for Constitutional Freedom won its effort to protect reproductive freedom, overturning the state’s current ban and legalizing abortion until fetal viability. The vote was 51.74% to 48.26%. (League supported.)
• Amendment 5 – Lake of the Ozark Casino. Voters rejected a proposal to issue an additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam. The vote was 47.6 to 52.4
• Amendment 6 – Court Fees. Submitted by the legislature as SJR 71, more than 60 percent of voters rejected using court fees to generate revenue for salaries and benefits of current and retired county sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys.
• Amendment 7 – Ranked Choice Voting. Submitted by the legislature as SJR 78, more than 68 percent of voters approved blocking ranked choice voting system and other alternative voting systems, limit voting to only citizens over the age of 18, and only allow paper ballots to be used for elections. (League opposed.)
• Proposition A – Minimum Wage and Sick Leave. More than 57.5 percent of voters supported this measure from Missourians for Healthy Families to guarantee that Missouri workers can earn up to seven paid sick days per year and gradually raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. Click here for a fact sheet. (League supported.)

Click here for the pros and cons of these ballot measures with the League positions. For the unofficial results of the Nov. 5 election, go to State of Missouri - Election Night Results.