Political TV ads already are running in Missouri, with many more scheduled in October as campaigns for and against ballot measures appeal to voters.

JEFFERSON CITY — Supporters of a ballot initiative designed to bail out the pension system for Missouri sheriffs and prosecutors have launched a fundraising campaign.

Missouri was the first state to enact a near-total ban on abortion. This November, Missouri voters have the chance to reverse it with Amendment 3, which would guarantee the right to an abortion until fetal viability.

The Missouri senator, who's also running for re-election in November, rallied against Amendment 3 at an event held by the First Baptist Church in Ozark.

Candidates for Missouri governor and U.S. Senate will meet in Springfield next week to debate ahead of the November general election.

The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an abortion-rights amendment will go before the state's voters this year.

Missouri's top court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed abortion rights amendment to the state constitution will appear on the ballot in November, allowing voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion in Missouri for the first time in over two years.

Missouri has 506,575 inactive voters as of August 2024, according to data provided by the Secretary of State’s Office. That’s approximately 12% of all registered voters.

Missouri’s November ballot is now set, and initiative campaigns are ramping up spending to convince voters to pass the proposals. The first to go on the air last week was Winning for Missouri Education,

Missouri's high court ruled to keep a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights on the ballot in November.

The swift decision by the Missouri Supreme Court followed several 11th hour attempts by Republican politicians to keep the proposal off the ballot.