Tag: missouri
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Support and opposition campaigns surrounding Missouri Amendment 3 raised $7.9 million in contributions
Missouri Amendment 3 was approved with a margin of 51% to 49%. Amendment 3 eliminated the nonpartisan state demographer created by Amendment 1 (2018); returned the state to the use of bipartisan commissions appointed by the governor for legislative redistricting; altered the criteria used to draw district maps; and changed limits on state senate campaign…
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Gov. Mike Parson wins re-election in Missouri
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson (R) defeated Nicole Galloway (D), Jerome H. Bauer (G), and Rik Combs (L) in the general election for governor of Missouri. Parson, formerly lieutenant governor, became governor when Eric Greitens (R) resigned in 2018. Heading into the 2020 election, Galloway, the state auditor, was the only Democrat to hold statewide elected…
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What happened in two redo elections in 2020?
In 2020, Ballotpedia has identified two elections where the results have been voided and a redo election scheduled in their place: a city council election in Paterson, New Jersey, and a sheriff election in Iron County, Missouri. A redo election, also known as a revote or special election remedy, is the process of voiding election…
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Missouri voters to decide amendments concerning redistricting, term limits on November 3
On November 3, Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 1 and Amendment 3. Amendment 1 proposes limiting state executives to two terms. Amendment 3 would repeal provisions of a 2018 redistricting initiative and reinstate—with certain changes—a political redistricting commission. Missouri Amendment 2 of 2020, a Medicaid expansion initiative, was put on the ballot for the…
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Missouri Amendment 3 receives third ballot title from state Court of Appeals
On August 31, a panel for the Missouri Court of Appeals agreed with a Cole County Circuit Court judge that “certain aspects of the official summary statement are unfair or insufficient and require revision,” but the panel said its draft of the ballot title had “more limited revisions than those ordered by the circuit court.”…
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Missouri judge rewrites ballot title for Amendment 3 that would repeal 2018 redistricting amendment
On August 17, 2020, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Patricia S. Joyce ruled against the ballot title drafted by the Missouri General Assembly for Amendment 3, the Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment. The lawsuit against the ballot title was filed by petition circulators for Clean Missouri, the campaign that sponsored Missouri…
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Bush defeats incumbent Clay in Democratic primary rematch in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District
Cori Bush defeated incumbent William Lacy Clay and Katherine Bruckner in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary. Bush received 49% of the vote to Clay’s 46%. Clay is one of seven incumbent representatives who have lost in primaries in 2020. Bush challenged Clay in the district’s 2018 primary, which Clay won with 57% of the…
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Voters in Platte County approved two sales tax measures, and voters in Hickman Mills C-1 School District approved a bond issue
Voters in Platte County, Missouri, approved two sales tax renewal questions on Tuesday. The final unofficial election report by the county showed Question 1 receiving 75.82% of the vote, and Question 2 receiving 60.81% of the vote. Question 1 authorizes the county to renew for 10 years a 0.25% sales tax to fund parks and…
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Missouri voters approve Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid
Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 in a vote of 53% to 47% on Tuesday. Amendment 2 was a citizen initiative to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri to adults that are between the ages of 19 and 65 whose income is 138% of the federal poverty level or below. In 2020, this amounted to an annual…
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Parson wins Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri
Incumbent Gov. Mike Parson won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Missouri Tuesday night. With 4% of precincts reporting, he received 77% of the vote. Three other candidates ran. The Associated Press called the race at 8:11 p.m. Central Time.