Reproductive rights measure becomes Missouri Amendment 3

What will appear on the ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment on reproductive rights will appear on Missouri’s statewide November ballot under the designation Amendment 3. The measure puts the issue of abortion before voters as a constitutional question rather than a candidate contest.

The Amendment 3 label identifies the proposal on the ballot. Because the measure is a proposed constitutional amendment, the vote concerns whether reproductive-rights language should be placed in the Missouri Constitution. The designation alone does not describe every part of the proposal, so the amendment’s full text and official ballot language are central to understanding its scope.

What the statewide vote means

The measure will be presented to voters across Missouri during the November election. Its statewide placement means the result will be determined through one Missouri ballot question, not through separate local measures.

Voters evaluating Amendment 3 can distinguish among three elements: the amendment number used to find it on the ballot, the official wording that describes the question, and the complete constitutional text that sets out its legal provisions. Those documents establish what the proposal covers and how it addresses reproductive rights.

Amendment 3 is an issue measure, so voters are deciding the constitutional proposal itself. The next procedural information to track includes the final ballot presentation and any official voting instructions issued for the November election.