06/15/26 Missouri Mondays - Celebrate Juneteenth / Deadlines are fast approaching–be VOTE ready for August 4 / Spread the word Vote NO on Amendment 4 and NO on Amendment 5 / Do SOMETHING to save democ
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Welcome to Missouri Mondays!
"We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." – Thomas Jefferson
🗳️Be part of the majority who participate and VOTE! Deadlines are fast approaching for the August 4 election–Absentee voting (with excuse) starts June 23. The last day to register is July 8. See our MO voter resources and all important dates/deadlines and SHARE everywhere!
🚨WE MUST DEFEAT AMENDMENTS 4 AND 5 ON THE AUGUST 4 BALLOT! If passed, Amendments 4 & 5 will have devastating consequences for Missourians. These measures could pass with low voter turnout so it is CRITICAL that we educate friends, family, neighbors and then make sure we all go VOTE NO! See additional details about both amendments below.
📌Celebrate Juneteenth in Kansas City at the 15th Annual Juneteenth Festival. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/JuneteenthKCMO
✔️DO SOMETHING this week to help protect democracy. Lots of ideas to choose from. You’ll feel better, we promise!
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📅 MISSOURI VOTER IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES FOR AUG 4 ELECTION
JUN 23 - Absentee voting BEGINS - (In-person, with an excuse)
JUL 8 - LAST DAY to register or update your registration to vote in Aug 4 Election
JUL 21 - No-Excuse absentee voting (In-person) BEGINS
JUL 22 - Absentee ballot request deadline - last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot
AUG 3 - No-Excuse absentee voting (In-person) ENDS
AUG 4 - Election Day - Polls open 6 AM - 7 PM - Bring valid photo ID
✔️DO THIS! Check your voter registration! (MO Secretary of State website): https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal/
✔️Missouri Voter Protection Coalition (MOVPC) Voter Eligibility & Registration Guidance: https://www.movpc.org/missouri-voter-eligibility-and-registration
✔️ Identify your local election authority: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/localelectionauthority
✔️ Do you have your voter ID? Approved forms of ID are listed below (your address does not need to match the address on the ID):
A non-expired* Missouri driver or non-driver license;
A non-expired military ID, including a veteran's ID card;
A non-expired United States passport; or
Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri, which is either not expired *or expired after November 8, 2022.
Voter ID cards issued by your county clerk, driver licenses from other states, and student IDs are no longer accepted as valid IDs to vote.
✔️ Additional voting resources - League of Women Voters KC Jackson Clay Platte Counties. Select “Voting & Elections” tab: https://lwvkc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=477430&module_id=408128
📣 CALLS TO ACTION / UPCOMING EVENTS
MONDAY JUNE 15 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 MISSOURI VOTER PROTECTION COALITION (MOVPC) MEETING
🗓️ Monday, June 15
⏰10AM Online (Zoom)
✔️To sign up text “MOVPC” to 66866 or register here: https://movpc.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=90d5fdc569e873a58aff5887a&id=cf802f0c87
🗳️Our Work to Protect the Vote is Rooted in Dignity, Inclusion, Agency and Self-Determination! Protecting our Freedom to Vote Uplifts the Dignity of All!
✔️Learn more about Missouri Voter Protection Coalition (MOVPC) and help fund our critical work for voting rights!
🌐 Website: https://www.movpc.org/
👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProtectMissouriVoters
MON JUNE 15 - KANSAS CITY
📌JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE MEETING
📅 Mondays
⏰ 3PM
📍Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO, 2nd Floor
📞 (816) 881-3242
🗓️Calendar / Meetings & Agendas here: https://jacksonco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
WED JUNE 17 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO COALITION PARTNER UPDATES
📅 Wednesdays
⏰ 10AM
💻 Zoom
📩 Email Jamie Johnson to join the coalition Zoom each Wednesday - jamie@peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org
The fight for fair maps is not over!! Stay up to date with People Not Politicians MO! Email Jamie Johnson jamie@peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org
to join PNPMO Coalition Partners across the state every Wednesday at 10am on Zoom for the latest legal updates and upcoming actions.
WED JUNE 17 - BLUE SPRINGS
📌 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 CANDIDATE FORUM
📅 Wed, June 17
⏰ 6:30PM
📍The Table Blue Springs, 3609 MO-7, Blue Springs, MO 64014-5302
Join Blue Springs Democrats and Lee’s Summit Democrats for a Congressional District 4 candidate forum.
FRI-SAT JUNE 19 & 20 - KANSAS CITY
📌 The 15th Annual JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival
📅 Fri-Sat June 19-20
⏰ Noon-10pm
📍Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District
🔎 More information here:
JuneteenthKC is celebrating a monumental milestone — 15 years of culture, community, and legacy — and this year, we’re expanding into a TWO-DAY festival experience across the entire Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District!
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Traditionally Juneteenth is known as a cultural event that celebrates the emancipation of slaves in America in 1865. Brought to Kansas City in 1980 by Horace M Peterson III, founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America INC, Juneteenth is an annual heritage celebration and platform that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Africans in America and provides the backdrop to pay tribute to the founders of our community.
SAT JUNE 20 - LEE’S SUMMIT
📌JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS CANDIDATE CANVASS
📅 Every Saturday
⏰ 10AM - 2PM
📍Jackson County Democrats LS Campaign Office, 1639 NE Douglas St. Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
✔️Details HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1963665474513770
Join us on Saturday’s for door to door canvassing. TURN YOUR FRUSTRATION INTO ACTION helping candidates in Eastern Jackson County. We must PROTECT our current Democratic seats and ELECT more Democrats to end the Republican supermajority in the Missouri legislature!
SATURDAY JUNE 20 - KANSAS CITY
SOUTH KANSAS CITY DEMOCRATS MEETING
Saturday, June 20
10AM
Trailside Center, 9901 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO
🚨URGENT FOR ALL MISSOURI VOTERS!!
What you need to know and SHARE about ballot measures for AUGUST 4 Election!
❌VOTE NO!! on Amendment 4 and Amendment 5
❌Amendment 4 - Changes the threshold for constitutional amendments proposed by citizen initiative petition. Currently initiative petitions require a simple majority to pass. Amendment 4 would require approval of citizen initiative petitions by a majority of voters in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. This would mean as few as 5% of Missouri voters could defeat citizen initiative petitions. The changes in Amendment 4 would make it virtually impossible for voters to change the constitution or state law through the citizen initiative process. ❌VOTE NO on Amendment 4!
❌Amendment 5 - Authorizes lawmakers to expand sales taxes as part of an effort to eliminate the state income tax. “The common thread between the amendments [Amendments 4 & 5] is luring Missouri citizens to surrender long-held constitutional power and freedom, and giving that power to politicians to use unchecked.” “Amendment 5 was Kehoe’s top priority during this year’s legislative session. If approved, it would allow lawmakers to apply sales taxes to transactions not currently taxed, with any new sales-tax revenue tied to cuts in the top state income tax rate, currently 4.7%. Lawmakers would have five years to redefine what is subject to sales tax.” Missouri Independent ❌VOTE NO on Amendment 5
✔️Sign up to volunteer for “NO on Amendment 4” Protect MOjority Rule (MO Realtors Association) campaign: https://protectmojorityrule.com/get-involved
NOW - STATEWIDE
📣 TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Denny Hoskins to DO HIS JOB! Certify our Referendum!
✅ Preliminary data from the Missouri Secretary of State's office confirms that a sufficient number of signatures were collected, in every required congressional district, to put the People Not Politicians referendum on the November ballot.
‼️ Secretary of State Denny Hoskins knows we have the signatures to qualify. Precedent shows that once a referendum or petition has reached the required number of verified signatures in each of the required districts, the SOS immediately certifies it. Hoskins is trying to find ways to delay our referendum. But his delays aren't protocol, he's playing a political game. Missouri voters will have the final say on politicians' gerrymandered congressional district map whether Hoskins likes it or not.
JUNE ACTIONS - JEFFERSON CITY & STATEWIDE
🇺🇲 WE STAND UNITED MISSOURI (JEFFERSON CITY)
We Stand United Missouri is dedicated to promoting freedom and democracy by empowering Missourians to embrace truth, build community, and take action.
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THANK YOU! for staying informed and taking action to make a difference!
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In solidarity,
Missouri Action Alliance
“Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” - “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.” –State of Missouri Motto
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