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Press Release about what Missourian’s think about Amendment 7
State Constitution
Article VIII, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution states:
[EFFECTIVE until APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]“All citizens of the United States, including occupants of soldiers’ and sailors’ homes, over the age of eighteen who are residents of this state and of the political subdivision in which they offer to vote are entitled to vote at all elections by the people, if the election is one for which registration is required if they are registered within the time prescribed by law, or if the election is one for which registration is not required, if they have been residents of the political subdivision in which they offer to vote for thirty days next preceding the election for which they offer to vote: Provided however, no person who has a guardian of his or her estate or person by reason of mental incapacity, appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction and no person who is involuntarily confined in a mental institution pursuant to an adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be entitled to vote, and persons convicted of felony, or crime connected with the exercise of the right of suffrage may be excluded by law from voting.”
[EFFECTIVE upon APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2024]
“Only citizens of the United States, 2 including occupants of soldiers’ and sailors’ homes, over 3 the age of eighteen who are residents of this state and of 4 the political subdivision in which they offer to vote are 5 entitled to vote at all elections by the people, if the 6 election is one for which registration is required if they 7 are registered within the time prescribed by law, or if the 8 election is one for which registration is not required, if they have been residents of the political subdivision in 10 which they offer to vote for thirty days next preceding the 11 election for which they offer to vote: Provided however, no 12 person who has a guardian of his or her estate or person by 13 reason of mental incapacity, appointed by a court of 14 competent jurisdiction and no person who is involuntarily 15 confined in a mental institution pursuant to an adjudication 16 of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be entitled to 17 vote, and persons convicted of felony, or crime connected 18 with the exercise of the right of suffrage may be excluded 19 by law from voting.”
Proposed ballot language
“Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
*Make the Constitution consistent with state law by only allowing citizens of the United States to vote;
*Prohibit the ranking of candidates by limiting voters to a single vote per candidate or issue; and
*Require the plurality winner of a political party primary to be the single candidate at a general election?
State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings”
Legislative Watch
2024
SJR 78: This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies various provisions relating to elections.
| Chamber | Vote | Date | Yea | Nay | NV | Abs | Total | Result | Source | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Senate: Third Reading | 2024-04-09 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | Passed | Link | View |
HJR 104: Modifies constitutional provisions about elections and voting
2023
HJR 59: Amend the constitution removing “All” and replacing with “Only” citizens of the united states.
2021
House Amendment 1 aka HJR 20, 2, 9, & 27: For purposes of this article, only citizens of the United States of America who are residents of the State of Missouri and who are properly registered to vote in the State of Missouri shall be considered legal voters.