

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 the General Election will be held. In an effort to keep you better informed, we have provided a list of candidates and ballot issues and links where you can find more information about each. Because Excelsior Springs spans both Ray and Clay Counties, those listed on each ballot appear below.
For US President and Vice President (Four Year Term)
For US Senator (Six Year Term)
For Governor (Four Year Term)
For Lieutenant Governor (Four Year Term)
For Secretary of State (Four Year Term)
Denny Hoskins
For State Treasurer (Four Year Term)
For Attorney General (Four Year Term)
For US Representative District 6 (Two Year Term)
For State Representative District 7 (Two Year Term) (Ray)
For State Senator District 21 (Four Year Term)
For State Representative District 39 (Two Year Term) (Clay)
For State Representative District 53 (Two Year Term) (Ray)
Missouri Supreme Court Judges
Missouri Court of Appeals Judge, Western District
Circuit Judges 7th Judicial Circuit
Associate Circuit Judges – 7th Judicial Circuit
Circuit Judge Circuit 8 (Ray)
For Ray Western Commissioner
Sam Pigg
For Ray Eastern Commissioner
Max Hockemeier
For Ray County Sheriff
For Ray County Assessor
For Ray County Coroner
For Ray County Surveyor
Thomas G. Sisco
For Ray County Public Administrator
Shannon D. Morris
Associate Circuit Judges – 7th Judicial Circuit
Division No. 5 (Clay) – Calan T. McConkey
Division No. 7 (Clay) – Louis Angles
Division No. 9 (Clay) – Daniel White
Missouri Constitutional Amendments and Statutory Measure
Click on each Amendment’s title for more in-depth information.
Constitutional Amendment No. 2 – Proposed by Initiative Petition
Description: Legalize and regulate sports wagering in Missouri
A “yes” vote supports legalizing and regulating sports wagering in Missouri.
A “no” vote opposes legalizing and regulating sports wagering in Missouri.
Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
• allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to regulate licensed sports wagering including online sports betting, gambling boats, professional sports betting districts and mobile licenses to sports betting operators;
• restrict sports betting to individuals physically located in the state and over the age of 21;
• allow license fees prescribed by the Commission and a 10% wagering tax on revenues received to be appropriated for education after expenses incurred by the Commission and required funding of the Compulsive Gambling Prevention Fund;
• and allow for the general assembly to enact laws consistent with this amendment?
State governmental entities estimate one time costs of $660,000, ongoing annual costs of at least $5.2 million, and initial license fee revenue of $11.75 million. Because the proposal allows for deductions against sports gaming revenues, they estimate unknown tax revenue ranging from $0 to $28.9 million annually. Local governments estimate unknown revenue.
Constitutional Amendment No. 3 – Proposed by Initiative Petition
Description: Provide for a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, defined to include abortion
A “yes” vote supports adding a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, definition to include abortion and “all matters relating to reproductive health care,” to the Missouri Constitution, among other provisions.
A “no” vote opposes adding a fundamental right to reproductive freedom to the Missouri Constitution.
Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
• establish a right to make decisions about reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, with any governmental interference of that right presumed invalid;
• remove Missouri’s ban on abortion;
• allow regulation of reproductive health care to improve or maintain the health of the patient;
• require the government not to discriminate, in government programs, funding, and other activities, against persons providing or obtaining reproductive health care; and
• allow abortion to be restricted or banned after Fetal Viability except to protect the life or health of the woman?
State governmental entities estimate no costs or savings, but unknown impact. Local governmental entities estimate costs of at least $51,000 annually in reduced tax revenues. Opponents estimate a potentially significant loss to state revenue.
Constitutional Amendment No. 5 – Proposed by Initiative Petition
Description: Allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam
A “yes” vote supports allowing the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam.
A “no” vote opposes allowing the Missouri Gaming commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam.
Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
• allow the Missouri Gaming Commission to issue one additional gambling boat license to operate on the portion of the Osage River from the Missouri River to the Bagnell Dam;
• require the prescribed location shall include artificial spaces that contain water and are within 500 feet of the 100-year base flood elevation as established by teh Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
- require all state revenues derived from the issuance of the gambling boat license shall be appropriated to early-childhood literacy programs in public institutions of elementary education?
State governmental entities estimate one-time costs of $763,000, ongoing costs of $2.2 million annually, initial fee revenue of $271,000, ongoing admission and other fee revenue of $2.1 million annually, and annual gaming tax revenue of $14.3 million. Local governments estimate unknown revenue.
Constitutional Amendment No. 6 – Proposed by 102nd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SS SCS SJR 71
Description: Define the administration of justice to include the levying of costs and fees to support the salaries and benefits for law enforcement personnel
A “yes” vote supports amending the Missouri Constitution to define the administration of justice to include the levying of costs and fees to support the salaries and benefits of sheriffs, former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, former prosecuting attorneys, circuit attorneys, and former circuit attorneys.
A “no” vote opposes amending the Missouri Constitution to define the administration of justice to include the levying of costs and fees to support the salaries and benefits of sheriffs, former sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, former prosecuting attorneys, circuit attorneys, and former circuit attorneys.
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to provide that the administration of justice shall include the levying of costs and fees to support salaries and benefits for certain current and former law enforcement personnel? State and local governmental entities estimate an unknown fiscal impact.
Constitutional Amendment No. 7 – Proposed by 102nd General Assembly (Second Regular Session) SS SCS SJR 78
Description: Prohibit ranked-choice voting (RCV) and the state local and governments from allowing noncitizens to vote
A “yes” vote supports amending the state constitution to:
- provide that only U.S. citizens 18 years or older can vote, thereby prohibiting the state or local governments from allowing non-citizen voting;
- establish that each voter has one vote per issue or open seat;
- prohibit ranked-choice voting; and
- require plurality primary elections, where one winner advances to the general election.
A “no” vote opposes this amendment, thereby maintaining that “all citizens of the United States” who are 18 years of age or older may vote in elections and that ranked-choice voting may be enacted at the local or state level via ordinance or state statute.
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.
Proposition A – Proposed by Initiative Petition
Description: Increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees
A “yes” vote supports establishing a $13.75 per hour minimum wage by 2025, which would be increased by $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage is $15 per hour, and also requiring employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
A “no” vote opposes establishing a $13.75 per hour minimum wage by 2025, which would be increased by $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage is $15 per hour, and also requiring employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Do you want to amend Missouri law
• increase minimum wage January 1, 2025 to $13.75 per hour, increasing $1.25 per hour each year until 2026, when the minimum wage would be $15.00 per hour;
• adjust minimum wage based on changes in the Consumer Price Index each January beginning in 2027;
• require all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every thirty hours worked;
• allow the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide oversight and enforcement; and
• exempt governmental entities, political subdivisions, school districts and education institutions?
State governmental entities estimate one-time cost ranging from $0 to $53,000, and ongoing costs ranging from $0 to at least $256,000 per year by 2027. State and local government tax revenue could change by an unknown annual amount depending on business decisions.
County of Ray Question
Shall Ray County, Missouri ban all non-medical microbusiness dispensary facilities and comprehensive marijuana dispensary facilities from being located within Ray County, Missouri and its “unincorporated areas’ and forgo any additional related local tax revenue?
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