(First Alert 4/KFVS) – Voters across the country will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th.

From 7 to 10 p.m., First Alert 4 will provide live local election updates online and on Matrix Midwest, over-the-air channel 32 and channel 186 on Spectrum/Charter. We will also be broadcasting the election results live on Channel 4 throughout the night.

Missouri

CLICK HERE to check your county elections office for your sample ballot.

Polling stations:

• The polls open at 6 a.m
• Polling stations close at 7:00 p.m. (Your turn can vote)
• CLICK HERE to check your polling locations
• CLICK HERE for early polling locations in St. Louis County and current voting times

Acceptable IDs:

Show acceptable ID and sign the poll book to receive your ballot:

• An unexpired Missouri driver’s license or non-driver’s license;
• An unexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
• An unexpired United States passport; or
• Any other photo ID issued by the United States or the State of Missouri has either not expired or expired after the date of the last general election.
• *If driver’s license or non-driver’s license expired after the last general election, this is an acceptable form of voter ID.
• If you don’t have one of these IDs but are a registered voter, you can cast a provisional vote. Your ballot will be counted if: (1) you return to your polling place on Election Day with a photo ID, or (2) the signature on your provisional ballot envelope is determined by your local elections authority to match the signature on your voter roll. When you cast a provisional ballot, you will receive a print of your provisional ballot envelope with instructions on how to verify that your provisional ballot was counted.
• Examples of acceptable IDs

State Affairs and Races:

Governor’s race:

• Mike Kehoe (R)
• Crystal Quad (D)

Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade and Republican Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe are running for governor. Each of them did a one-on-one interview with First Alert 4. Click here for Mike Kehoe and here for Crystal Quade.

Lieutenant Governor’s Race:

• Richard Brown (D)
• David Wasinger (R)

Secretary of State race:

• Barbara Phifer (D)
• Denny Hoskins (R)

Attorney General race:

• Andrew Bailey (R) – Incumbent
• Elad Gross (D)

US Senate race:

• Josh Hawley (R) – Incumbent
• Lucas Kunce (D)

Missouri House District 8:

• Jason Smith (R) – Incumbent
• Randi McCallian (D)

Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2:

Read the full text of the amendment here.

According to the Missouri Department of State A “yes” vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to allow licensed sports betting regulated by the Missouri Gaming Commission and limit sports betting to people physically located in the state and over the age of 21. The amendment imposes a 10% betting tax on revenue received to be eligible for educational institutions in Missouri.

A “no” vote will not change the Missouri Constitution regarding licensed regulated sports betting.

If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes.

The change will require Missouri voters to place a bet on sports gambling. As many of you have noticed, the advertisements for and against Amendment 2 make very different claims. So do schools actually get zero dollars?

Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3:

Read the full text of the amendment here.

According to the Missouri Department of State a “yes” vote establishes a constitutional right to make decisions about reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, with any government interference with that right deemed invalid; repeals Missouri’s abortion ban; allows for regulation of reproductive health care to improve or maintain patient health; requires the government not to discriminate against individuals providing or receiving reproductive health care in government programs, funding, and other activities; and allows for the restriction or prohibition of abortions based on fetal viability, except to protect the life or health of the woman.

With a no vote, Missouri’s abortion ban will remain in place.

If passed, this measure could reduce local taxes, while the impact on state taxes is unknown.

The amendment is part of a nationwide push to encourage voters to adopt abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade fell in 2022. Missouri immediately banned almost all abortions.

In September, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to certify to local election officials that Amendment 3 would be placed on the November ballot.

Suggestion A:

Read the full text of the proposal here.

According to the Missouri Department of State A “yes” vote will change Missouri law to increase the state minimum wage to $13.75 per hour starting January 1, 2025, and increase the hourly rate to $15 from $1.25 starting January 2026 $.00 per hour. Annually, the minimum wage is adjusted based on the consumer price index. The law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The change exempts state agencies, political subdivisions, school districts and educational institutions from the minimum wage increase.

A “no” vote will not change Missouri law to change the state’s minimum wage law.

If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes.

Local Issues and Controversial Races:

Missouri Rep. District 1:

• Wesley Bell (D)
• Andrew Jones (R)

Missouri Rep. District 2:

• Ann Wagner (R) – Incumbent
• Ray Hartmann (D)

Missouri Rep. District 6:

• Sam Graves (R) – Incumbent
• Pam May (D)

Missouri Rep. District 8:

• Jason Smith (R) – Incumbent
• Randi McCallian (D)

Sheriff of the City of St. Louis

• Alfred Montgomery (D)
• Joy Denise Dabney (left)

Treasurer of the City of St. Louis

• Jerry Vanderweir (R)
• Adam Layne (D) – Incumbent

St. Louis City Proposal B:

Permit the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to add or remove items in the appropriations proposed in the City’s annual budget ordinance and to increase or decrease the number of items in the appropriations proposed in the City’s annual budget ordinance without approval or consideration of the estimate – and distribution committee.

St. Louis City Proposal T:

A November ballot for St. Louis City voters would redefine the scope and responsibilities of the Department of Roads and create a Department of Transportation in its place.

St. Louis City Proposal V:

Add an exception to the $500 maximum penalty for ordinances relating to vacant and unoccupied dilapidated properties

St. Louis City Proposal S:

For short-term rentals, charge a fee of 3% of the nightly rate, payable quarterly by short-term rental owners.

St. Louis County Proposal A:

Require that vacancies on the St. Louis County Port Authority Board of Commissioners be filled in a specific manner

St. Louis County Proposal C:

Allow the St. Louis County Council to retain legal counsel for certain purposes; to maintain the separation of powers.

St. Louis County Proposition O

Amend the statutes so that the term begins on the first Tuesday in January after the election.

Illinois

CLICK HERE to check your county elections office for your sample ballot.

Polling stations:

• The polls open at 6 a.m
• Polling stations close at 7:00 p.m. (Your turn can vote)
• CLICK HERE to check your polling locations

Acceptable IDs:

• A current and valid photo ID
• Electricity bill
• Bank statement
• Government check
• Paycheck
• Rental agreement or housing agreement
• Student ID card and mail addressed to the voter’s place of residence
• Government document

For more information about voters in Illinois, click here.

State Affairs and Races:

Non-binding referendums:

As Illinoisans go to the polls this year, they will vote on three non-binding referendums, including one on whether candidates face penalties if they try to obstruct poll workers doing their jobs.

Another asks voters whether the state should raise taxes by 3% on income over $1 million to fund property tax relief.

The third question asks voters whether the state should require all insurance plans that offer pregnancy services to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, without limits on the number of treatments.

Local Issues and Races:

Illinois House District 12 race:

• Brian Roberts (D)
• Mike Bost (R) – Incumbent

Illinois House District 13 race:

• Nikki Budzinski (D) – Incumbent
• Joshua Loyd (R)

St. Clair County Coroner

• Calvin Dye, Sr. (D) – Incumbent
• Dean Darnall (R)

In several districts there is a separation referendum on the ballot that says:

“Shall the Board of (Enter County) correspond with the boards of other Illinois counties outside of Cook County regarding the possibility of seceding from Cook County to form a new state and seek admission into the Union as such, subject the consent of the people?”

The separation referendum can be found on the following county ballots:

• Clinton County
• Madison County
• Calhoun County
• Jersey County
• Greene County

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