06/29/26 06/29/26 Missouri Mondays - “The single most powerful word in our democracy is WE!” Get VOTE ready and help others! Be a messenger of hope and take action in honor of those who came before us
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Welcome to Missouri Mondays!
America turns 250 this week and we don’t have to tell you she has been going through a lot lately. Here are a few words from one of our favorites that we hope will uplift and inspire:
“You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, ready to seize what ought to be. For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, there is new ground to cover, there are more bridges to be crossed. America is not the project of any one person.
The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ That word is owned by no one. It belongs to everyone. Oh, what a glorious task we are given to continually try to improve this great nation of ours.”
Those words come from a speech I gave in Selma on the 50th anniversary of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. They’re meant to honor the men and women who came before us, and to inspire the next generation to be messengers of hope. –President Obama, 2015
Can we keep our democracy going? YES WE CAN! Let’s take action in honor of those who came before us!
🗳️ PLAN YOUR VOTE! Absentee voting (excuse required) is already underway for the August 4 election. There is typically lower turnout in the August primaries so we feel the need to use all caps–DO NOT SIT THIS ELECTION OUT! Definitely DO check your voter registration and our list of MO voter resources, important dates/deadlines. SHARE everywhere!
🚨URGENT 911! VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS 4 AND 5 ON AUGUST 4 BALLOT! 📍Find information about ❌Amendment 5 “The Everything Tax here: https://mobudget.org/amdt-5-summary-may-2026/
📍Find information on ❌Amendment 4 and ways to get involved at protectmojorityrule.com Voter education and turn out will be KEY to defeating these measures and protecting democracy in MO!
🙋RAISE YOUR HAND TO VOLUNTEER for candidates and/or ballot issues! Winning elections takes a lot of hard work and resources. Knock doors, make phone calls, donate snacks and water for campaign offices. There are many opportunities every week. Details below.
📣 BE A MESSENGER OF HOPE and help us spread the word! Share this email and the link to sign up for our weekly Missouri Mondays e-newsletter: https://www.moactionalliance.com/signup.
🌐 FOLLOW US on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MOActionAlliance, on Bluesky @moaction.bsky.social, on Instagram at moactionalliance, and check out our website at http://www.MOActionAlliance.com
📅 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
✔️ Download MOVPC Voter Registration & Eligibility Palm Card for 2026 Primary Elections: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VnOZ9Jbgfx266RUjgZ5woru40Ah7SFBW/view
📣 CALLS TO ACTION / UPCOMING EVENTS
MONDAY JUNE 29 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 MISSOURI VOTER PROTECTION COALITION (MOVPC) MEETING
🗓️ Monday, June 29
⏰10AM Online (Zoom)
✔️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 29 - KANSAS CITY
📌JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE MEETING
📅 Mondays
⏰ 3PM
📍Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 2nd Floor
📞 (816) 881-3342
🗓️Calendar / Meetings & Agendas here: https://jacksonco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
TUES JUNE 30 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 MISSOURI JOBS WITH JUSTICE - AUGUST POWER HOUR PHONE BANK
📅 Tuesday, June 30
⏰12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
💻 Virtual Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64109
💻 Virtual - Mid Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203
💻 Virtual - Springfield, Springfield, MO 65804
💻 Virtual - St Charles, Saint Charles, MO 63301
💻 Virtual - St Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63139
💻 Sign up HERE: https://secure.ngpvan.com/kMxnJYjJF0i906f9NEQARw2
Join Missouri Jobs With Justice Voter Action as we call voters across the state and speak to them about what is on the August Ballot.
TUES JUNE 30 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 League of Women Voters MO Voter Power Hour Webinar
Accessible Options for Voters with Disabilities
📅 Tuesday, June 30
⏰ 6:30 PM
💻 Zoom
✔️More information: https://my.lwv.org/missouri/event/voter-power-hour-webinar-tuesday-june-30-2026-630-pm-accessible-options-voters-disabilities
WED JULY 1 - 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 JULY 1 - BLUE SPRINGS
📌 BLUE SPRINGS, MO - EMERGENCY MEETING ON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
📅 WED July 1
⏰ 6PM Pizza at 6pm, program starts at 6:30pm
📍The Table, 3609 SW State Rte 7, Blue Springs, MO 64014
Join Eastern Jackson County parents to fight back against the cuts coming to our public schools. Note: Childcare will be available with RSVP
WED JULY 1 - GRAIN VALLEY
📌 GRAIN VALLEY DEMOCRATS MEETING
📅 Wed July 1
⏰ 6PM
📍Grain Valley Library, 400 SW Buckner Tarsney Rd, Grain Valley, MO 64029
SAT JULY 11 - 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
Join us on Saturday’s for door to door canvassing. YOUR HELP IS CRITICAL for PROTECTING our Blue seats in Eastern Jackson County and ELECTING more Democrats to end the Republican supermajority in the Missouri legislature!
TUES JULY 14 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 League of Women Voters MO Voter Power Hour Webinar
Accessible Options for Voters with Disabilities
📅 Tues, July 14
⏰ 6:30 PM
💻 Zoom
✔️More information: https://my.lwv.org/missouri/event/voter-power-hour-webinar-tuesday-july-14-2026-630-pm-august-ballot-measures
NOW - STATEWIDE
🚨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
✔️More information about Amendment 5 “The Everything Tax here: https://mobudget.org/amdt-5-summary-may-2026/
✔️Take action with Missouri Jobs with Justice! Sign up HERE: https://secure.ngpvan.com/kMxnJYjJF0i906f9NEQARw2
📣 TAKE ACTION! TELL DENNY TO DO HIS JOB!
The time has long passed for Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to do his job! Missourians will have the final say on this unjust map. Call Secy. Hoskins and tell him to certify our referendum - (573) 751-4936
‼️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.
NOW - STATEWIDE
📌 MISSOURI VOTER PROTECTION COALITION - JOHN LEWIS GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON WEEKEND OF ACTION JULY 17-19, 2026
✔️Sign up HERE to help plan events across Missouri honoring Congressman John Lewis: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclOnjd_t4ZeIpYpPImS0raEkRFTIjhLL0RP4RDlX7X_PpzKw/viewform
Six years after the passing of Congressman John Lewis, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition is excited to continue his fight for voting rights by again anchoring “Good Trouble Lives On (GTLO)” actions in Missouri.
This year, GTLO is a three-day national mobilization July 17-19 to honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis by doing what he loved most - organizing, acting, and registering voters.
Our theme “TEACH! REACH! PREACH!” demands “hands off our vote!” in the face of threats to our democracy. Together we'll kick-off voter engagement, education, and activations leading up to Missouri's primaries this August and general elections this fall.
JUNE-JULY 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.
🌐 Website: https://we-stand-united.org/
✍️ Sign up for weekly newsletter: https://we-stand-united.org/contact
👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeStandUnitedMissouri/
JUNE-JULY ACTIONS - KC METRO
📣 INDIVISIBLE KANSAS CITY 🌐 Website: https://indivisiblekansascity.org/
📅 Events Calendar: https://www.indivisiblekansascity.org/events-calendar
👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1054774486187453
JUNE-JULY ACTIONS - KC METRO (MO & KS)
📣 INDIVISIBLE BOOTS ON THE GROUND MIDWEST
🌐 Website / Resources: https://bootsonthegroundmidwest.org
📩 Email: info@bootsonthegroundmidwest.org
📅 Calendar of events MO & KS: https://bootsonthegroundmidwest.org/#calendar
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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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