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Missouri

Missourinet

Missouri soundly defeats Amendments 4 and 5

Missouri voters delivered clear results in Tuesday’s primary election, rejecting two closely watched constitutional amendments while approving measures tied to parks funding and county government operations. Voters turned down Amendment 5, a proposal that would have begun phasing out Missouri’s individual income tax as state revenues grew and allowed lawmakers to expand sales taxes to replace the lost revenue. The measure was one of the most heavily debated questions on the ballot and marked a rare attempt by a state […]

todayAugust 5, 2026

Hoskins

Missourinet

Hoskins decision could impact future congressional maps

Missouri voters are casting ballots Tuesday using congressional district boundaries approved by lawmakers last year. A petition drive is challenging the new map and seeks to put the issue before Missouri voters. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is expected to announce at 4 p.m. Tuesday whether enough signatures were collected to move the challenge forward. If the petition is certified, the dispute over Missouri’s congressional map could continue through the courts and potentially go before voters in a future election. […]

todayAugust 4, 2026 1

Illinois Missouri primary general election

Missouri Independent

Missouri primary turnout could hit 1.4 million

Missouri election officials expect as many as 1.4 million voters will cast ballots by the time polls close Tuesday, continuing the historic trend of high turnout in primary elections featuring major ballot questions. Ballot measures drive voter interest Secretary of State Denny Hoskins last week forecast turnout will be about 32% of registered voters, which, if correct, would be the highest primary total vote since 2004. That election involved a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and an historic Democratic primary […]

todayAugust 3, 2026

Missouri fair maps

Missouri Independent

Missouri AG defends gerrymandered map

JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri Independent) -- The two cases that will determine whether Missourians vote in new congressional districts gerrymandered to favor Republicans or in the districts in place since 2022 are in the hands of the state Supreme Court. The seven judges remained mostly silent throughout arguments in front of a packed courtroom in Jefferson City. Lawyers for the state and the Missouri Republican Party told them any decision they made would be too late to change plans to use […]

todayMay 12, 2026

Missouri Capitol protest September 2025

Commentary

Missouri Constitution, not politicians, speaks for the people

(Missouri Independent) -- Respect for and upholding the rule of law is part of the job requirement of our public officials. They take an oath to do just that. Unfortunately, it seems some of our statewide officials have decided that they simply can declare what the law is and we are all expected to follow. They did not learn the rule from kindergarten: just because you say something does not make it so. In early December, more than 300,000 signatures […]

todayJanuary 7, 2026

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