SPONSOR: Lewis
Currently, initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments require signatures from 8% of the legal voters in each of two thirds of the congressional districts in the state in order to be placed on the ballot, and initiative petitions proposing statutory changes require signatures from 5% of such voters.
This constitutional amendment requires signatures from all counties, rather than two thirds of the counties, for an initiative petition to achieve ballot access.
The constitutional amendment prohibits certain election activities by foreign countries and political parties, as specified in the resolution.
This constitutional amendment requires any initiative petition proposing an amendment to the constitution to receive a concurrent majority of both the votes cast statewide and also a majority of the votes cast in a majority of the congressional districts in the state in order to pass.
The constitutional amendment specifies that a person may not vote on an amendment to the Missouri constitution unless the person is a citizen of the United States and resident of the state of Missouri.
This bill is similar to HJR 11 (2025) and HJR 72 (2024).