The Missouri Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the state of Missouri.
Features
Altogether, the Missouri Constitution has 13 constitutional articles. The state’s current constitution was adopted in 1945 and is the state’s fourth constitution.
Since 1962, Missourians have been asked every twenty years if they would like to convene a constitutional convention to revise the constitution; each time, a majority of the state’s voters have rejected the proposal.
Background
The current (and fourth) Missouri Constitution was adopted in 1945.
The current constitution has been amended 119 times.
The most recent amendments to the Missouri Constitution, of which there were two, were approved by voters in 2020.
Missouri has a process for initiated constitutional amendments, which means constitutional amendments can go on the ballot through citizen initiatives, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, or constitutional conventions.
