Even as court cases seek to throw out the new redistricting plan approved in the special session, a referendum campaign to put it before voters is gaining momentum. At the same time, campaign committees are preparing to battle over the initiative process.

The amendment placed on Missouri's ballot by Republican lawmakers would repeal the amendment passed last November that restored abortion rights. The legislative proposal will appear on a 2026 statewide ballot as Amendment 3,

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -Registered voters in Missouri can cast absentee ballots starting Tuesday (September 23, 2025) for the November 4 Special Election. By statute, voters are permitted to cast an absentee ballot for one of the following reasons:

People gather at the Missouri statehouse in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, to protest the legislature's efforts to change the state's congressional district maps. The proposed change would divide Kansas City into districts that would include vast rural areas of the state.

In the wake of a volatile session, one major question looms. Will the measures survive the courtroom and the ballot box?

A Missouri judge on Friday found the language of a Republican-led ballot measure that would ban most abortions unfair and ordered the state’s top election official to rewrite it.

A referendum could repeal any map approved by the legislature, while delays could push past deadlines for finalizing ballots in time for a 2026 vote.

There are also two locations open for Jackson County residents who don't reside within city limits: the Jackson County Absentee Election Office at 110 N. Liberty Street in Independence and the Woods Chapel Community Church of Christ at 500 NE Woods Chapel Road in Lee's Summit.