Thursday 16th October 2025

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has issued a Certificate of Sufficiency for five of six initiative petitions, signifying that each has met the minimum number of signatures required to appear on the general-election ballot on Tuesday, November 6.
According to a news release, any legal challenge must be filed within 10 days of the certificate- Thursday, August 2.
Three of the initiatives involve medical marijuana; one is about the minimum wage; and the other is in regard to the general assembly.
The Secretary of State’s office issued a Certificate of Insufficiency for Petition 2018-223, a constitutional amendment related to marijuana, on May 31.
Final certification of the November 6 general-election ballot must be issued no later than Tuesday, August 28.
For more information- including specific details about each initiative- visit the Secretary of State’s website at sos.mo.gov.