English has been the "common" language of Missouri since 1998, come November 5th it could become the show me state's "official" language.

Constitutional Amendment One would change Article One of the State Constitution to make English be the only language allowed during all government meetings.

George Connor, MSU Political Science Department says, "It really has to do with city council meetings, school board meetings, meetings of a pension board. It doesn't have to do with English as a second language, or ballots or testing or drivers licenses. It has to do strictly with public meetings and it says that all public meetings will be conducted in English."

Put on the ballot by the Missouri legislature, the measure overwhelmingly passed in the House and Senate.

Supporters say while there haven't been reports of English not being used in Missouri, there have been issues in other states. And the amendment would prevent the problem from even coming here.

Political science professor George Connor says, if approved, amendment one will likely change very little.

"It wasn't as if Springfield City Council was conducting meetings in Spanish and they're still not going to. No committee hearings in Jefferson City were conducted in Spanish and they're still not going to. I don't see this as having an affect on the political process in Missouri in anyway."