Missouri HJR135 proposes a constitutional amendment to protect citizen initiative and referendum powers.
Missouri HJR135 proposes a constitutional amendment to safeguard citizen initiative and referendum powers. The amendment introduces four new sections to Article III of the Missouri Constitution. It prohibits the legislature from weakening citizens' initiative or referendum powers, including raising signature thresholds or shortening the time for signature collection. Additionally, it prohibits the legislature from changing any citizen-initiated law or amendment unless eighty percent of the House and Senate refer the change to a vote of the people.
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