10/5/26 Missouri Mondays - “The right to vote is precious! We must use it!” Deadline to Register is Oct 7th! | The Vote is Sacred Bus Tour in KC TODAY Oct 5 | Canvass - Phone Bank - and More!
Canvass - Phone Bank - Write Postcards for Candidates & Ballot Measures | Just 29 Days to DO Something!
Welcome to Missouri Mondays!
“The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument in a democratic society. We must use it.” –Congressman John Lewis
✅ LET’S GET VOTE READY! - Voter registration deadline is WED OCT 7th! Have you moved recently? Changed your name? Know someone who needs to register to vote or update their voter registration? Find information for all Missouri voters here: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri Additional details below.
✔️JUST 29 DAYS UNTIL THE NOV 3 ELECTION! Ballot measure efforts and pro-democracy candidates need your help! YES on 6 and NO on Everything Else! So many ways to get involved! Find more info using the links and see details below.
▶VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT 6 - Respect MO Voters! Join this effort here: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/
▶STOP THE BAN! NO ON AMENDMENT 3! Sign up here: https://abortionactionmissouri.org/events/
▶NO ON PROP A! Defeat power grab maps with People Not Politicians MO: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
▶VOLUNTEER FOR CANDIDATES
STATE CANDIDATES
• Quentin Wilson - Missouri State Auditor - https://quentin4mo.com/
JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE
JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
• 📍Jackson County Democrats Lee’s Summit Campaign Office, 1639 NE Douglas St., Lee’s Summit 64086
• 📅 Tues, Wed, Thurs 10a-6p
• 📅 Fri - Sat 10a-2p
• ✔️Volunteer to knock doors in Eastern Jackson County and help us elect Democrats running for state legislature. Candidate and ballot issue yard signs are also available for pickup.
• ✔️If you would like to help us staff the Jackson County Democrats Lee’s Summit office, call or text Diana at 816.807.1184 to volunteer.
FEDERAL
• Emanuel Cleaver, II Campaign website - U.S. Congress MO 5th District - https://www.cleaver4congress.com/
• Jordan J Herrera Campaign website - U.S. Congress MO 4th District - https://jordanjherrera.com/
• Josh Smead Campaign website - U.S. Congress MO 6th District - https://votesmead.com/
• Fred Wellman Campaign website - U.S. Congress MO 2nd District - https://www.wellmanformo.com/
COUNTY (JACKSON / CLAY / PLATTE / CASS)
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📣 CALLS TO ACTION / UPCOMING EVENTS
MON OCT 5 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 MISSOURI VOTER PROTECTION COALITION (MOVPC) MEETING
📅 Mondays
⏰10AM Online (Zoom)
✔️Sign up here: https://movpc.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=90d5fdc569e873a58aff5887a&id=cf802f0c87
📣MOVPC Press release on Sept 25 SCOTUS ruling blocking 2025 maps for use in November election: https://mailchi.mp/movpc/scotus-blocks-mail-voting-restrictions-17473577?e=846087103b
💲Help sustain our Election Protection efforts! Funding is critical for sustaining the outstanding Election Protection work of coordinators like Pat Jones Macklin and Anita Russell in Kansas City for another 20 years! Donate here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/missouri-voter-protection-coalition-1
MON OCT 5 - KANSAS CITY
♦️The Interfaith Alliance "The Vote is Sacred" Bus Tour
📍St. James United Methodist Church, 5540 Wayne Ave. KC MO 64110
📅 Monday October 5th
⏰ 10:30 AM–1:30 PM
🔗 RSVP for the Event Here:
The Vote Is Sacred 2026 is Interfaith Alliance's nationwide effort to protect our democracy and empower people of faith to get out the vote in the midterm elections. At the heart of The Vote Is Sacred is a cross-country bus tour, traveling across the country in the month leading up to Election Day. We're on the road in the communities where the freedom to vote is under the most pressure, with public gatherings that platform local clergy and faith communities, election protection trainings, voter registration and canvassing anchored at the bus, and vigils standing against fear and intimidation at the ballot box. Join us, because the vote is sacred, and democracy needs people of faith.
MON OCT 5 - KANSAS CITY
📌JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE MEETING
📅 Mon Oct 5
⏰ 3PM
📍Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, K.C. Legislative Assembly Area
💻 Watch Oct 5 meeting online here: https://jacksoncountymo.new.swagit.com/events/49529?Mode2=Video
🗓️Calendar / Meetings & Agendas here: https://jacksonco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
IMPORTANT VOTER INFORMATION - KC / JACKSON COUNTY / STATEWIDE
▶Sept 22 Absentee Voting Begins - In-person absentee voting with an excuse opens at the KCEB office
▶Oct 7 - Voter Registration Deadline - Last day to register to vote and be eligible to vote on Election Day
▶Oct 20 - No-Excuse Absentee Begins
▶Vote absentee in person, no excuse needed. At select satellite poll locations
▶Oct 21 - Absentee Ballot Request Deadline
▶Last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot for the election
▶Nov 3 Election Day - Polls will be open 6 AM - 7 PM. Bring valid Photo ID
✅ Voting information - all Missouri voters: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri
✅ Voting information - Kansas City: https://kceb.org/
✅ Voting information - Jackson County (outside Kansas City):https://jcebmo.org/
📞 Questions or problems voting? Call or text ELECTION PROTECTION 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
TUES OCT 6 - VIRTUAL (ONLINE)
📌 RESPECT MO VOTERS YES ON 6! PHONE BANKING
📅 Tuesdays - Sept - Nov
💻 Virtual (Online)
⏰ 12PM-1:30
✔️Details & Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/event/1022011/
Join Respect MO Voters as we phonebank and connect with voters across the state about the importance of voting Yes on Amendment 6 this November.
WED OCT 7 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO COALITION PARTNER UPDATES
📅 Wed Oct 7
⏰ 10AM
💻 Zoom
✔️Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MiMB-XDlRyC0oL4LtCxlGA
❓Questions? Email Jamie Johnson: jamie@peoplenotpoliticiansmo.org
• We’re supposed to choose our representatives, but Proposition A takes away Missouri voters’ power and lets politicians choose their voters to guarantee their own re-elections. Vote NO on Proposition A in November to stop DC politicians from rigging elections to benefit themselves at our expense!
• Join our coalition call for latest news and legal updates and find out what’s next on the road to November and DEFEATING Proposition A, the politicians power grab map! Sign up here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/MiMB-XDlRyC0oL4LtCxlGA#/registration
WED OCT 7 - KANSAS CITY
✍️ POSTCARD PARTY FOR CONGRESSMAN EMANUEL CLEAVER
📅 Wed Oct 7
⏰ 6:00PM - 8:00PM
📍 Waldo Library, 201 E 75th St., KC MO 64114
✔️ R.S.V.P. to Kathy at 816.807.2607
Join us for fun and camaraderie and write postcards to voters in support of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. Bring your favorite black or blue pen.
WED OCT 7 - STATEWIDE (ONLINE)
📌NO ON 3 - STOP THE BAN VIRTUAL WEEKLY PHONEBANK
📅 Mon and Wed - Sept-Nov 3
⏰ 6:30PM - 8PM
📍 Virtual join from anywhere!
✔️ Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/stoptheban/event/970049/?timeslot=6065500
Join NO on 3 to Stop the Ban! for our Weekly Phonebank every Monday and Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:00pm CT via Zoom! Once you receive our training, you can phonebank at your own pace.
WED OCT 7 - KANSAS CITY
📌 RESPECT MO VOTERS YES ON 6! CANVASS
📅 Wed - Sept-Nov
⏰ 4pm-7pm
📍800 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
✔️Details & Sign up for location near you: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign
✔️KC area volunteers sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/event/1033006/
WED OCT 7 - GRAIN VALLEY
📌 GRAIN VALLEY DEMOCRATS MEETING
📅 Wed Oct 7
⏰ 6pm
📍Grain Valley Mid-Continent Public Library, 400 SW Buckner Tarsney Rd
Grain Valley, MO 64029
THURS OCT 9 - VIRTUAL (ONLINE)
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO - VOTE NO ON PROP A PHONE BANK
📅 Thursdays - Sept-Nov
⏰ 5pm-7pm
💻 Virtual (Online)
✔️Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/1030575/
Join People Not Politicians Missouri for a phone banking shift to help educate Missouri voters about the referendum process and ensure community members have the information they need. No prior phone banking experience is required. Volunteers will receive training before making calls. You’ll phone bank with support from the team, talk with voters, and help share accurate information about the referendum.
THURS OCT 8 - LEE’S SUMMIT
📌 LEE’S SUMMIT DEMOCRATS MEMBER MEETING
📅 Thurs Oct 8
⏰ 6:30pm Social time; Meeting 7pm
📍Llywelyn’s Pub, 301 SE Douglas St, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
We’ll vote to endorse candidates who won their primary and have not yet been endorsed by LS Dems and vote on recommendations for amendments on the November ballot. If you would like to help us staff the Jackson County Democrats Lee’s Summit office, call or text Diana at 816.807.1184 to volunteer.
FRI OCT 9 - VIRTUAL (ONLINE)
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO - VOTE NO ON PROP A PHONE BANK
📅 Fridays - Sept-Nov
⏰ 12pm-1:30pm
💻 Virtual (Online)
✔️Sign up: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/1030575/
Join People Not Politicians Missouri for a phone banking shift to help educate Missouri voters about the referendum process and ensure community members have the information they need. No prior phone banking experience is required. Volunteers will receive training before making calls. You’ll phone bank with support from the team, talk with voters, and help share accurate information about the referendum.
SAT OCT 3 - LEE’S SUMMIT, INDEPENDENCE
📌JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATS - CANVASS FOR STATE LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES
📅 Sat Oct 3
⏰ 10AM - 2PM
📍Jackson County Democrats LS Campaign Office, 1639 NE Douglas St.
Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
📍United Eastern Democrats Office, 308 W Maple Ave., Independence, MO
📞Call Tyler 816-812-0411 for more information
In these final weeks before November 3, take action to help elect pro-voter, pro-democracy candidates and replacing every single politician trying to take away your voice with power grab maps and repeatedly overturning your votes!
SAT OCT 3 - KANSAS CITY
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO - VOTE NO ON PROP A CANVASSING KC
📅 Sat Oct 3
⏰ 10pm-2pm
📍 Kansas City (Sign up for details)
✔️Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/1022390/
Join People Not Politicians Missouri for a canvassing shift to help educate Missouri voters about the referendum process and ensure community members have the information they need. No prior canvassing experience is required. Volunteers will receive training, materials, and everything needed before heading out. You’ll canvass with support from the team, talk with voters, and help share accurate information about the referendum.
SAT OCT 3 - KANSAS CITY
📌 RESPECT MO VOTERS YES ON 6! KC AREA CANVASS
📅 Saturdays - Sept-Nov
📍800 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
⏰ 9am-noon | 11am-2pm
✔️KC area volunteers sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/event/1033006/
Join Respect MO Voters to knock doors and let our neighbors know why they should vote Yes on Amendment 6!. We will begin with a short training before pairing up to talk about voting Yes on Amendment 6.
SUN OCT 4 - KANSAS CITY
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO - VOTE NO ON PROP A CANVASSING KANSAS CITY
📅 Sun Oct 4
⏰ 1pm-5pm
📍 Kansas City (Sign up for details)
✔️Sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/event/1022390/
Join People Not Politicians Missouri for a canvassing shift to help educate Missouri voters about the referendum process and ensure community members have the information they need. No prior canvassing experience is required. Volunteers will receive training, materials, and everything needed before heading out. You’ll canvass with support from the team, talk with voters, and help share accurate information about the referendum.
SUN OCT 4 - KANSAS CITY
📌 RESPECT MO VOTERS YES ON 6! KC AREA CANVASS
📅 Sundays - Sept-Nov3
📍800 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
⏰ 1pm-4pm | 3pm-6pm
✔️KC area volunteers sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/event/1033006/
Join Respect MO Voters to knock doors and let our neighbors know why they should vote Yes on Amendment 6!. We will begin with a short training before pairing up to talk about voting Yes on Amendment 6.
SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 3 - MULTIPLE DATES & LOCATIONS STATEWIDE
📌 PEOPLE NOT POLITICIANS MO - VOTE NO ON PROP A CANVASSING
📅 Saturdays & Sundays - Sept-Nov3
⏰ Multiple times
📍 Multiple locations statewide
✔️ Details here: https://www.mobilize.us/pnpmo/
Join People Not Politicians Missouri for a canvassing shift to help educate Missouri voters about the referendum process and ensure community members have the information they need. No prior canvassing experience is required. Volunteers will receive training, materials, and everything needed before heading out. You’ll canvass with support from the team, talk with voters, and help share accurate information about the referendum.
SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 3 - MULTIPLE DATES & LOCATIONS STATEWIDE
📌 RESPECT MO VOTERS YES ON 6! CAMPAIGN
📅 Multiple dates - Sept-Nov3
📍Canvass in Cape Girardeau | Kansas City | Springfield | St. Louis | Warrensburg | Rolla – Coming soon Columbia | Kirksville
⏰ Multiple times
✔️Details & Sign up for location near you: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign
✔️KC area volunteers sign up here: https://www.mobilize.us/respect%20mo%20voters%20campaign/event/1033006/
Voters deserve the final say on the laws that govern us. Amendment 6 protects and strengthens our freedom to pass laws through the citizen initiative petition process. Written by everyday Missourians, AMENDMENT 6 guarantees honest ballots, ensures respect for voters, and protects our right to use the initiative process. Special “limited edition” yard signs will also be available for purchase at all canvassing events.
SEPTEMBER TO NOV 3 ACTIONS - MULTIPLE DATES & LOCATIONS STATEWIDE
📌 ABORTION ACTION MO - VOTE NO ON 3! STOP THE BAN! CAMPAIGN
📅 Sept - Nov3
📍Canvass opportunities in KC, Eastern Jackson County, St. Louis, St, Louis County, Springfield, Columbia, St. Charles, more
✔️Details here: https://abortionactionmissouri.org/events/
✔️KC area volunteers contact: cara@abortionactionmissouri.org
In 2024, Missourians passed Amendment 3 enshrining a right to reproductive freedom in our state constitution. In February 2025, clinics re-established abortion care IN Missouri for the first time in years. Now we have to defend our win, and continue to build the future of abortion access and reproductive freedom we deserve. Sign up to get out on the doors across Missouri to help STOP THE BAN and educate our neighbors about the abortion ban and the politicians behind it.
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“Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto” - “Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.” –State of Missouri Motto
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