Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Missouri’s general election, with two statewide officials, several regional representatives, four constitutional amendments, and more on the ballot.
Polling locations will …
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Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Missouri’s general election, with two statewide officials, several regional representatives, four constitutional amendments, and more on the ballot.
Polling locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Anyone in line by 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
For information about where your polling place is located, call the Warren County Clerk’s office at 636-456-3331.
At the top of the ballot for this election are Missouri’s two statewide offices up for election this year: one seat in the U.S. Senate, and the state auditor’s office. Sen. Roy Blunt and Auditor Nicole Galloway, the two incumbents, both declined to seek re-election.
In the U.S. Senate race, Attorney General Eric Schmitt (Republican) is running against nurse Trudy Busch Valentine (Democrat).
For the state auditor position, current Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick (Republican) is up against former Missouri State Rep. Alan Green (Democrat).
There are three relevant regional elections happening in Warren County this Tuesday.
Depending on where you live, you’ll be voting on one of two races for the U.S. House of Representatives. After Missouri’s most recent redistricting, everyone in Warren County who lives north of I-70, and all of Montgomery County, will vote in Congressional District 3, where incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican) is being challenged by tech professional Bethany Mann (Democrat).
Everyone in Warren County who lives south of I-70 will vote in Congressional District 2, where incumbent Ann Wagner (Republican) is challenged by marketing professional and community organizer Trish Gunby (Democrat).
Warren County voters will also be participating in the election for State Senate District 26, which also includes Franklin, Gasconade and Osage Counties. Restaurant owner Ben Brown, the Republican nominee, is facing off against Democrat John Kiehne.
A plethora of more local elections are also on the ballot, but universally feature a single Republican candidate running unopposed. Those include: State rep. for District 42, two associate judges, presiding county commissioner, circuit court clerk, county clerk, recorder of deeds, prosecuting attorney, collector of revenue, and treasurer.
Four constitutional amendments are on the ballot, along with a question about holding a constitutional convention. We covered the recreational marijuana amendment and other amendments in greater detail previously, but here's a quick summary.
Amendment 1 would allow the state treasurer greater freedom to invest excess state funds into a broader variety of investment options, as directed by the Missouri Legislature.
Amendment 3 (there’s no Amendment 2) would legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana, while keeping commercial-level production and sale of marijuana restricted by licensing. It would also expunge the criminal records of non-violent marijuana offenders and create opportunities for disadvantaged people to own marijuana-related businesses.
Amendment 4 would give the Missouri Legislature authority to increase the minimum amount of money that the city of Kansas City is required to spend on its local police department.
Amendment 5 would separate the Missouri National Guard from the state’s Department of Public Safety and have the Guard report directly to the governor. This would cost the state an estimated $132,000 per year in additional operating expenses.
The constitutional convention question is one that is required on the ballot every 20 years. It asks whether the state should assemble a bipartisan convention to consider additional amendments to the state constitution.
The final part of general election ballots asks voters to rule on whether certain state-level judges should continue serving in their appointed positions. These are simply yes-or-no questions about whether each judge should be retained in office.
Two Missouri Supreme Court judges and four judges on the Eastern District Court of Appeals are on the ballot.
