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2026 Missouri Amendment 4
August 4, 2026
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

  • Modify current requirements that a statewide majority of voters may approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution;
  • Require a majority of voters in each congressional district to approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution; and
  • Make available to each voter the full text of initiative petitions with their ballot?[1]
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 275,040 19.68%
No 1,122,748 80.32%
Valid votes 1,397,788 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 1,397,788 100.00%
County results
No
  90–100%
  80–90%
  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%


Source: Associated Press[2]

Missouri Amendment 4 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Missouri on August 4, 2026, concurrent with primary elections in Missouri. The measure was overwhelmingly rejected by voters.[2]

Background

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In Missouri, citizen-initiated constitutional amendments are approved by voters with a simple majority. Amendment 4 would have required these citizen-led amendments to be approved in each of Missouri's eight congressional districts.[3]

Some measures, such as Medicaid expansion in 2020, abortion rights in 2024, and a minimum wage expansion in 2024 would have failed if this proposal was in effect.[4]

Endorsements

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Yes
U.S. representatives
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
State representatives
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
No
State representatives
State senators
Statewide officials
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties

Results

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Missouri Amendment 4
ChoiceVotes%
For275,04019.68
Against1,122,74880.32
Total1,397,788100.00
Source: Secretary of State of Missouri[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Certification of Official Ballot Title" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. March 17, 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 5, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Missouri Amendment 4 election results". Associated Press. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Hancock, Jason (September 12, 2025). "Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map, initiative petition limits". Missouri Independent. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ Keller, Rudi (September 22, 2025). "Missouri voters likely to deliver final verdict on congressional map, initiative changes". Missouri Independent. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Missouri Amendment 4, Require Approval in Each Congressional District for Citizen-Initiated Constitutional Amendments and Add Provisions on Petition Fraud and Foreign Contributions Amendment (2026), Supporters and Opponents". Ballotpedia.
  6. ↑ Murphy, John (July 30, 2026). "Kehoe urges support for Missouri Amendment 4 and 5". KOMU 8. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Sabino, Pascal (September 18, 2025). "Under this GOP Measure, All of Missouri's Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed". Bolts. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Rosenbaum, Jason (September 9, 2025). "Missouri House passes measure making it harder for voters to change state constitution". KCUR. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ McGee, Jack (September 13, 2025). "Hough ousted as state budget chair after opposing gerrymander, initiative petition limits". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ Park, Kay (September 2025). "The League of Women Voters of Missouri Strongly Opposes HJR3 Which Requires a Majority in all 8 Districts to Pass a Citizen-Led Initiative Petition". League of Women Voters of Missouri. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2026". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
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