Missouri group tries to put minimum wage hike on ballot | State News [Video]

JEFFERSON CITY — Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages presented its ballot initiative to the secretary of state’s office on Wednesday. 

The petition had more than 210,000 signatures collected, with signatures from residents in each of Missouri’s 114 counties. Nearly 1,000 volunteers for the organization started collecting signatures for this petition on April 4, 2023.

According to the secretary of state’s office, the campaign needed to submit a total of 107,246 signatures from at least six of the eight congressional districts to qualify for the November ballot. 

This petition would give Missouri workers who don’t already have paid sick leave, one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

Small businesses with 15 or fewer workers must allow their employees to take up to five days per year, and larger businesses must allow seven days per year. Employees could take sick leave for themselves or family members.

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