Amendment 4
Protect MO Voters Amendment
In 2026, Missourians will vote on Amendment 4, prohibiting foreign nationals from funding ballot measure campaigns, increasing transparency, and punishing initiative petition fraud.
Amendment 4 will appear on the ballot in the following form:
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
- – Stop foreign nationals and foreign adversaries of the United States from providing funding to influence ballot measure elections, and allow criminal prosecution of violators;
- – Punish initiative petition signature fraud as a crime;
- – Require public hearings be held to get public comment before initiative petitions are placed on the ballot;
- – Require a majority of voters in each congressional district to approve initiative petitions to amend the constitution; and
- – Make available to each voter the full text of initiative petitions with their ballot?
Why is Amendment 4 Important?
Many Missouri voters are asking why Amendment 4 is important as the 2026 election approaches and ballot initiatives receive increased attention statewide.
Missouri’s constitution allows citizens to place initiatives on the ballot, but that power only works if the process is transparent, fair, and trusted by voters across the state.
Amendment 4 addresses Missouri’s broken initiative petition system.
Missourians are concerned about signature fraud, misleading ballot summaries, and the influence of foreign donors in initiative campaigns. Amendment 4 adds clearer rules, stronger enforcement, and transparency for voters.
At its core, Amendment 4 aims to ensure that changes to Missouri’s constitution reflect broad, informed support from Missourians, rather than special interests or radical activists.
Foreign Funding Ban
Although foreign nationals are banned from donating to candidates for election by federal law, the Federal Election Commission lacks jurisdiction over state ballot measure campaigns. States must take action to close this loophole.
Missouri voters overwhelmingly agree that foreign nationals should be banned from contributing to ballot measure campaigns.
- – Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss spent over half a billion dollars supporting left-wing causes.
- – That includes $243 million to the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which spent $8 million in Missouri in 2024 supporting unrestricted abortion and raising the minimum wage.
Punishing Initiative Petition Fraud
Missouri’s initiative petition process creates incentives for petition fraud. Petitioners are often paid based on the number of signatures collected. Overworked election officials are unable to review every page.
- – For the first time, the Protect MO Voters Amendment defines initiative petition fraud as a crime in Missouri statute.
- – On October 25, 2025, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson took to the media to announce that she would not prosecute voters who sign petitions more than once.
- – The Protect MO Voters Amendment grants jurisdiction to the Attorney General to ensure that those who break the law face justice.
Transparency
Missouri voters are sick and tired of only finding out what was in a ballot measure after it was passed.
- – The Protect MO Voters Amendment requires the entire ballot measure to be provided to each voter, not just the summary. Public hearings would be required before initiatives are placed on the ballot.
- – In 2020, Missouri voters were forced to repeal redistricting provisions hidden within the Soros-backed Clean Missouri Amendment.
- – In 2026, Missouri voters will vote to restore health and safety protections to abortion facilities whose repeal was hidden in the text of the foreign-backed 2024 abortion amendment.
Frequently Asked Questions About Amendment 4
What is Amendment 4 in Missouri?
Amendment 4 is a proposed change to the Missouri Constitution that would modify the citizen initiative process by banning foreign funding, strengthening fraud penalties, increasing transparency, and requiring statewide approval across congressional districts.
Why was Amendment 4 proposed?
Amendment 4 was proposed to address concerns about petition fraud, misleading ballot language, foreign influence in initiative campaigns, and the ability of a small number of voters to change the state constitution without broad statewide support.
Does Amendment 4 affect voting rights?
No. Amendment 4 does not change who can vote, how voting works, or how elections are conducted. It applies to the initiative petition and ballot measure process, not individual voting rights.
Sample Tweets
- – Foreign money has NO place in Missouri’s elections. The Protect MO Voters Amendment will keep our ballot box clean and secure. #YesOn4
- – Missourians, not foreign billionaires, should decide Missouri’s future. Vote to ban foreign funding of our ballot measures. #YesOn4
- – Fraudsters who abuse our initiative petition process deserve consequences. The Protect MO Voters Amendment brings accountability. #YesOn4
- – Protect our state. Protect our voice. Protect our vote. Say YES to banning foreign money and cracking down on petition fraud. #YesOn4
- – We’ve seen out-of-state interests try to buy our ballot before. With the Protect MO Voters Amendment, Missouri fights back. #YesOn4
- – Missouri voters shouldn’t have to pass a ballot measure to find out what’s in it. The Protect MO Voters Amendment requires that every voter receive the full text of the measure, not just the summary. #YesOn4
- – Missouri is the Show-Me State. Before an initiative makes the ballot, they should have to face a public hearing. #YesOn4