Amendment 6

Missouri · constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the state’s own words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.

On the ballot

no rhetorical technique found

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right; allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits; prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers; prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

From sos.mo.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot.

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Who’s behind it

Party positions: Missouri Democratic Party: Yes · Missouri Republican Party: No · Missouri Libertarian Party: No position published

Committees registered to support or oppose Amendment 6, and what they reported to Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) Campaign Finance - Ballot Measures by Election search, committee pages, Contributions & Expenditures Search. Checked 2026-10-21.

Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.

Supporting

Vote Yes on Amendment 6

Ballot measure committee

Itemized contributions on file: $2,815,221 through Sep 29, 2026 (its report totals aren’t readable in the state’s system)

Largest contributors as filed:

We Are Missouri · $600,000
Political action committee
Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area Political Action Committee · $500,000
Political action committee, sponsored by Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (connected organization on the MEC registration)
IBEW Local Union No 124 General Fund · $400,000
Labor union
Missouri AFL-CIO · $300,000
Labor union
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 513 · $250,000
Labor union

Reported $2,530,530 in contributions of $1,000 or more from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026.

Protect Freedom and Democracy

Ballot measure committee

Itemized contributions on file: $835,373 through Sep 16, 2026 (its report totals aren’t readable in the state’s system)

Largest contributors as filed:

Protect Majority Rule MO · $250,000
Ballot measure committee
Movement Voter Project · $200,000
Other
Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Action · $150,000
501(c)(4) nonprofit
Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action · $121,430
501(c)(4) nonprofit
No Everything Tax · $50,000
Ballot measure committee

Reported $500,000 in contributions of $1,000 or more from Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026.

Respect MO Voters Campaign

Ballot measure committee

Itemized contributions on file: $1,487,455 through Sep 30, 2026 (its report totals aren’t readable in the state’s system)

Largest contributors as filed:

The Fairness Project · $375,000
501(c)(4) nonprofit
Thiry, Kent · $150,000 · individual
Show Me Integrity · $120,500
501(c)(4) nonprofit
Respect Missouri Voters PAC · $104,615
Political action committee
Lippman, Carol · $100,220 · individual

Reported $400,000 in contributions of $1,000 or more from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026.

Opposing

No registered committee opposing Amendment 6 found as of 2026-10-21.

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