2024 Missouri Amendment 7

2024 Missouri Amendment 7

November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 1,966,852 68.44% No 906,851 31.56%
County results Congressional district results Yes   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   50–60%

2024 Missouri Amendment 7 was a ballot measure to amend the Constitution of Missouri to prohibit ranked-choice voting and affirm the state ban on non-citizen voting. ^[1] The initiative's vote was held on November 5, 2024 and passed with 68.44% of the vote. ^[2]

Contents

The amendment appeared on the ballot as follows: ^[3]

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.

Campaigns

The Kansas City Star and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch opposed the initiative. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

The measure was approved. ^[2]

Constitutional Amendment 7 ^[6]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,966,852	68.44
No	906,851	31.56
Total votes	2,873,703	100.00

See also

• List of Missouri ballot measures

References

1. Jones, Joshua A. (Spring 2025). "Amendment 7 Ballot Candy and the Single Subject Rule: How the Legislative Supermajority Amended the State Constitution to Limit Voter Choice". Saint Louis University Law Journal. 132. Saint Louis University School of Law. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
2. Merchant, Josh (November 5, 2024). "Missouri passes Amendment 7 to ban ranked choice and non-citizen voting". NPR . Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
3. "2024 Ballot Measures". Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
4. "The Star's endorsement on Missouri Amendment 7 on who can vote and how". The Kansas City Star . October 10, 2024. ISSN   0745-1067 . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
5. "Post-Dispatch endorsement: Vote 'no' on Missouri Amendment 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 23, 2024. ISSN   1930-9600 . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
6. Ashcroft, Jay (December 5, 2024). "Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Missouri . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

External links

• 2024 Missouri Amendment 7 at Ballotpedia