My Voters Day
Cheat Sheet
Your Ballot. Your Research. Your Decision. Your Voice.
First read the information for a ballot issue or candidate, then record your decision directly underneath it. Repeat for each item and print your personal cheat sheet. This edition covers Missouri’s November 2026 statewide ballot measures and Boone County Proposition L. Automatic address-specific ballot lookup and full candidate profiles are still in development.
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Start with the ballot that actually applies to you
For accurate local candidates, judicial races, and propositions, your precinct matters. We link to an official sample-ballot lookup; we do not pretend a county name alone identifies your complete ballot.
- Open the official sample ballot. Check the exact election, office, and candidate names.
- Research an item. Read its background, YES/NO meanings, considerations, and sources.
- Decide directly below it. Keep your choice next to its research; your choices stay on this device.
- Print or save. Create a checklist to take to the polls.
This offline website cannot automatically retrieve your individual ballot. District and precinct verification must take place at the election authority's website.
One issue at a time: information first, your decision below
Every ballot issue has its own section. Read what it proposes, compare YES and NO, review sources and relevant background, and make your private selection at the bottom of that same issue.
Search within this curated 2026 Missouri ballot guide. This is not a statewide candidate database or address-matched ballot lookup.
Add candidates and local questions to your cheat sheet
Add one race at a time from your official sample ballot. Each contest shows your research notes and source link first, then your private selection directly beneath. No candidate is preselected or endorsed.
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Congressional redistricting: two different maps
The official ballot title says the proposed map keeps more counties intact. The referendum also sits within a partisan dispute over the political composition of congressional districts, especially the Kansas City-area 5th District.
Remains in effect for the November 3, 2026 congressional general election, under the Missouri Supreme Court’s September 2026 ruling.
Passed in a special legislative session and designed to redraw districts, including the 5th District. A referendum prevented it from taking effect for the November general election.
YES approves the 2025 replacement map for future use. NO leaves the 2022 map in place.
“Keeps more counties intact” is language from the certified ballot title. Reporting describes the legislature’s map as an effort to make the 5th District more Republican-leaning. Those are different statements: one is ballot framing; the other addresses the map’s political effects and intent as documented by reporters.
Sources: Missouri Secretary of State · Missouri Supreme Court order (PDF) · KCUR reporting
Boone County · Proposition LA law-enforcement sales tax and a proposed new jail
What the ballot authorizes: a new countywide sales tax of 3/8 of 1%, or 0.375 percentage points, for law-enforcement services, expiring December 31, 2042.
Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has described plans to replace the existing jail with a 570-bed facility, financed using tax proceeds and borrowing. Estimates also include increased operating expenses and possible future expansion. These amounts are projections, not spending caps or guaranteed outcomes.
Boone County explains that state law prescribes the ballot language “law enforcement services.” The proposed jail is the Sheriff’s principal stated project; the ballot’s legal authorization is broader than jail construction alone.
What could the added sales tax cost?
| Taxable purchases | Additional tax (0.375%) |
|---|---|
| $100 | $0.38 |
| $1,000 | $3.75 |
| $25,000 | $93.75 |
Illustration uses 0.375% of the amount entered; actual tax treatment and rounding depend on taxable transactions. This is the added tax, not the total sales tax.
Sources: Ballot question (Daniel Boone Regional Library) · Boone County’s ballot-language explanation · ABC 17 interview with Sheriff Carey, Oct. 22, 2026
Print your researched decisions
Your decisions are recorded individually beneath each item’s research. Print an information-first version with every item followed by its private choice. Choices remain only in this browser on this device.
A checklist only you control
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Save a private backup of your choices
Selections are kept in this browser. To transfer them between phones or website versions, download a backup file and restore it when needed. The file contains your choices, candidate notes, and county selection—keep it private.
This file is not uploaded to the website. Importing replaces choices currently saved on this device. It does not confirm your ballot or submit a vote.
Your quick-reference voting list
Only your selections—not the research—so you can use the list quickly at the polls. This is a personal reminder, not an official ballot.
My Voters Day Cheat Sheet
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Common questions, checked
Specific questions are more useful than slogans. These answers are grounded in the official ballot language.
Would YES preserve the 2024 reproductive-rights amendment?
No. The official ballot title says YES would repeal the 2024 amendment and replace it with narrower protections and exceptions.
Read official wording ↗Would YES eliminate signature requirements for petitions?
No. The official ballot language says current signature and majority-vote requirements remain; the measure changes protections around initiatives and legislative revisions.
Read official wording ↗Would YES eliminate state taxes right away?
No. The official explanation says there would be no immediate effect on taxes. Elimination would depend on the proposed endowment producing sufficient net earnings.
Read official wording ↗How to use this guide
No endorsement and no algorithm telling you how to vote. The aim is to make research possible without leaving this guide; external links are provided for verification. This Missouri edition includes official ballot lookup links, explanations for statewide measures, and a manual builder for candidate and local contests. Nationwide coverage and automatic ballot matching are not yet available.
Read each explanation
Every issue shows what is proposed, what YES and NO mean, and why additional context may matter.
Check primary sources
Use the Missouri Secretary of State’s official text and local election-office material.
Decide beneath each item
Record your choice after reading its information, then print the researched checklist.
Sources, not slogans
Read the original ballot language and confirm which measures or races apply to your address.
Prepared for the November 3, 2026 election. This is an educational, dated Missouri 2026 edition, not a live official sample ballot or election results. Summaries simplify legal language; the official measure text controls. The website is not affiliated with a campaign, government agency, or election authority.
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Until then, use these questions when discussing a proposal.