Abortion rights remained on Missouri’s Nov. 5 ballot by the slimmest of margins, according to opinions released Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court.

In addition to the presidential election, Missouri voters will pick a governor and vote on several high-interest ballot measures.

There are no incumbents in the race to become Missouri's 58th governor. Gov. Mike Parson, who served in the role since June 2018, is not running again. There are four candidates in the race: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican; state Rep. Crystal Quade, a Democrat; Bill Slantz, a Libertarian; and Paul Lehmann, of the Green Party.

Four candidates for U.S. Senate debated Friday, Sept 20, 2024, in Springfield, Mo. From left to right: Green Party candidate Nathan Kline, Democrat Lucas Kunce, Better Party candidate Jared Young, and Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. The debate was sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.

Hawley and Kunce went back and forth on issues spanning from abortion rights to energy policy, each accusing the other of lying about their record.

The state Supreme Court last week issued an order keeping the proposed state constitutional amendment – called Amendment 3 – on the Nov. 5 ballot. The judges’ decision came hours before a deadline to finalize the ballot and they didn’t explain their reasoning at the time.

“Any person who knowingly performs or induces an abortion of an unborn child in violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a class B felony, as well as subject to suspension or revocation of his or her professional license,” Missouri’s abortion law reads.

Three Missouri and two Kansas members of Congress serving constituents in the greater Kansas City area forwarded a joint letter Tuesday to the U.S. Postal Service demanding action to rectify problems with missing or delayed mail and protracted periods in which no mail was delivered at all.

The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Missouri, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. Mississippi authorities reported a package was delivered there on Monday, and the Connecticut Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday also said the FBI alerted them of a suspicious package that was intercepted.

Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues cast their ballots.

Where do the candidates on Missouri ballots stand on some of the biggest issues this election? Check out the 2024 KC Voter Guide, a collaboration between The Star and the KC Media Collective.