JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office formally certified the state’s November 2024 general election results on Thursday morning, which included three voter-approved constitutional amendments.
In the Nov. 5, 2024 election, a majority of Missouri voters approved Amendments 2, 3, and 7 to be added to the state constitution. These amendments respectively lay the groundwork to legalize sports betting, establish abortion protections, and explicitly ban non-citizen and ranked-choice voting in the state of Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Constitution, when a majority of state voters approve a constitutional amendment, the amendment “shall take effect at the end of thirty days after the election.”
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Story by Joey Schneider, ozarksfirst.com)
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