2026 Initiative Petitions
Approved for Circulation in Missouri

 

Note that the text of these petitions may not constitute the full and correct text as required under Section 116.050, RSMo

 

 

Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Initiative Petition Signature Gathering

2026-002

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Submitted by:  Winston Apple

Winston Apple
15517 E 40th St. S
Independence, MO 64055

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on December 19, 2024.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow initiative petitions to be signed electronically with statements of support by eligible voters;
  • require the governor to establish and maintain a system for electronically filing statements of support; and
  • require the Secretary of State to create a form for electronic statements of support and make such statements publicly available?

State governmental entities estimate no savings, initial costs of $528,524, and ongoing costs of at least $110,000 annually. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to the General Assembly

2026-003

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Submitted by:  Winston Apple

Winston Apple
15517 E 40th St. S
Independence, MO 64055

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 3, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow for members of the General Assembly to acquire proxies from each eligible Missouri voter to vote on all matters;
  • require the governor to establish, maintain, and ensure the security and privacy of an online system for voters to facilitate electronically assigning and reassigning of proxies;
  • require the secretary of state to create a proxy form by January 2, 2027; and
  • require the General Assembly to pass legislation providing penalties for proxy malfeasance?

State governmental entities estimate initial costs of $528,524 and ongoing costs of at least $397,376 annually. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to County Cigarette Taxes, version 1

2026-004

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Submitted by:  Deirdre Hirner

Deirdre Hirner
4018 Juniper Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow county voters to set and control county taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products, whether submitted to county voters by the county governing body or by initiative petition; and
  • use the county tobacco tax proceeds solely for education, health and mental health, crime prevention, job creation, veterans’ services, or other local use specifically approved by voters?

State and local governmental entities estimate no direct costs or savings. Attempts to implement a local tobacco tax, or to modify an existing local tobacco tax, could result in changes in revenue or increased election related or other costs for these entities that would vary based on jurisdiction and election timing.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to County Cigarette Taxes, version 2

2026-005

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Submitted by:  Deirdre Hirner

Deirdre Hirner
4018 Juniper Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to allow county voters to set and control county taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products, whether submitted to county voters by the county governing body or by initiative petition?

State and local governmental entities estimate no direct costs or savings. Attempts to implement a local tobacco tax, or to modify an existing local tobacco tax, could result in changes in revenue or increased election related or other costs for these entities that would vary based on jurisdiction and election timing.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to County Cigarette Taxes, version 3

2026-006

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Submitted by:  Deirdre Hirner

Deirdre Hirner
4018 Juniper Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow county voters to set and control county taxes on tobacco cigarettes, whether submitted to county voters by the county governing body or by initiative petition; and
  • use the county tobacco tax proceeds solely for education, health and mental health, crime prevention, job creation, veterans’ services, or other local use specifically approved by voters?

State and local governmental entities estimate no direct costs or savings. Attempts to implement a local tobacco tax, or to modify an existing local tobacco tax, could result in changes in revenue or increased election related or other costs for these entities that would vary based on jurisdiction and election timing.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to County Cigarette Taxes, version 4

2026-007

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Submitted by:  Deirdre Hirner

Deirdre Hirner
4018 Juniper Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow county voters to set and control county taxes on tobacco cigarettes, whether submitted to county voters by the county governing body or by initiative petition; and
  • use the county tobacco tax proceeds solely for education, health and mental health, crime prevention, job creation, veterans’ services, or other local use specifically approved by voters?

State and local governmental entities estimate no direct costs or savings. Attempts to implement a local tobacco tax, or to modify an existing local tobacco tax, could result in changes in revenue or increased election related or other costs for these entities that would vary based on jurisdiction and election timing.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to County Cigarette Taxes, version 5

2026-008

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Submitted by:  Deirdre Hirner

Deirdre Hirner
4018 Juniper Place
Columbia, MO 65201

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 10, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • allow local voters the right, power, authority to set, control, impose, establish, levy, collect, fix, reduce, eliminate or change the rate or dedicated use of a county excise tax on tobacco cigarettes;
  • allow any county tobacco cigarette tax to be approved by a majority of qualified voters casting ballots in a county election on a county-wide tobacco cigarette tax measure; and 
  • use the county tobacco tax proceeds solely for education, health and mental health, crime prevention, job creation, veterans’ services or other local use specifically approved by local voters?

State and local governmental entities estimate no direct costs or savings. Attempts to implement a local tobacco tax, or to modify an existing local tobacco tax, could result in changes in revenue or increased election related or other costs for these entities that would vary based on jurisdiction and election timing.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives

2026-009

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 22, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the weakening of citizens’ direct lawmaking power by not allowing the legislature to make changes in initiative petition laws which would make it more difficult to propose or enact laws or amendments through the initiative process;
  • prohibit the legislature from changing any citizen-initiative law or constitutional amendment except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change; and 
  • provide that every ballot measure shall be decided at a general election, except in the event eighty percent of the House and Senate approve calling a special election?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives

2026-010

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 22, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the weakening of citizens’ direct lawmaking power by not allowing the legislature to make changes in initiative petition laws which would make it more difficult to propose or enact laws or amendments through the initiative process;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiative law or constitutional amendment, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change; and 
  • provide that every ballot measure shall be decided at a general election, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve calling a special election?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives

2026-011

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 28, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the legislature from making changes in initiative petition laws that weaken citizens’ direct lawmaking power, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change;
  • provide that every ballot measure shall be decided at a general election, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve calling a special election; and 
  • establish an independent citizens’ commission of thirteen members, who are residents and registered voters of Missouri, to have exclusive authority to consider and adopt ballot summaries for all ballot measures?

State governmental entities estimate costs of at least $25,000 each odd-numbered state fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives

2026-012

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on January 30, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the weakening of citizens’ direct lawmaking power by not allowing the legislature to make changes in initiative petition laws which would make it more difficult to propose or enact laws or amendments through the initiative process;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiated law or constitutional amendment, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change; and 
  • provide that every ballot measure shall be decided at a general election, except if eighty percent of the House and Senate approve calling a special election?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives

2026-014

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on February 4, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the legislature from weakening citizens’ direct lawmaking power;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiated law or citizen-initiated amendment, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change;
  • require that every ballot measure be decided at a general election, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve a special election for the measure; and
  • require that every ballot summary be clear, unbiased, fair, and accurate, and, when possible, use only language found in the ballot measure?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives, version 1

2026-015

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on February 11, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the legislature from weakening the citizens’ direct lawmaking power;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiated law or citizen-initiated amendment, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change;
  • require that every ballot measure be decided at a general election, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve a special election for the measure; and
  • establish an independent citizens’ commission responsible for preparing every ballot summary and ensuring every ballot summary is clear, unbiased, fair, and accurate?

State governmental entities estimate costs of at least $31,000 each odd-numbered state fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives, version 2

2026-016

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on February 11, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the legislature from weakening the citizens’ direct lawmaking power;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiated law or citizen-initiated amendment, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change;
  • require that every ballot measure be decided at a general election, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve a special election for the measure; and
  • establish an independent citizens’ commission responsible for preparing every ballot summary and ensuring every ballot summary is clear, unbiased, fair, and accurate?

State governmental entities estimate costs of at least $31,000 each odd-numbered state fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027. Local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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Constitutional Amendment to Article III, Relating to Citizen Initiatives, version 3

2026-017

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Submitted by:  Jamie Howard

Jamie Howard
2700 Cherry Creek Ct., Apt. I-308
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Official ballot title certified by Secretary of State on February 11, 2025.

OFFICIAL BALLOT TITLE AS CERTIFIED BY
SECRETARY OF STATE

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

  • prohibit the legislature from weakening the citizens’ direct lawmaking power;
  • prohibit the legislature from attempting to change any citizen-initiated law or citizen-initiated amendment, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve the change;
  • require that every ballot measure be decided at a general election, except in the event that eighty percent of the House and Senate approve a special election for the measure; and
  • require that every ballot summary be clear, unbiased, fair and accurate and, when possible, use only language found in the ballot measure?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

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