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HJR10 - Rep. Ed Lewis (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies provisions for initiative petitions
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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). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR11 - Rep. Ed Lewis (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies provisions relating to constitutional amendments
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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 prohibits certain election activities by foreign countries and political parties, as specified in the resolution.
This 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.
The constitutional amendment creates a period for legal voters, in a public forum administered by the Secretary of State, to review and comment on initiative petitions proposing amendments to the constitution.
This bill is similar to HJR 10 (2025) and the same as HCS SJR 72 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SJR11 - Sen. Jason Bean (R) - Modifies provisions relating to initiative petitions
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SJR 11 - Currently, the Missouri Constitution requires: • Initiative petitions seeking to amend the constitution to gather signatures equal to 8% of the legal voters in each of 2/3 of the Congressional districts; and • Initiative petitions seeking to propose laws to gather signatures equal to 5% of the legal voters in 2/3 of the Congressional districts. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, requires: • Initiative petitions proposing constitutional amendments to gather signatures equal to 15% of the legal voters in all of the Congressional districts; and • Initiative petitions proposing laws to gather signatures equal to 10% of the legal voters in all of the Congressional districts. Furthermore, the amendment also modifies the process for approving initiatives. Currently, any initiated measure, whether a law or a constitutional amendment, takes effect when approved by a majority of the votes cast. This amendment stipulates that an initiative still must receive a simple majority but additionally the total number of votes in support can not be less than 35% of the total number of ballots cast in the election. SCOTT SVAGERA
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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SJR47 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to constitutional amendments
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SJR 47 - Current law provides that any constitutional amendment or new constitution takes effect when approved by a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure. This constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, requires any constitutional amendment or new constitution to be approved by both a simple majority of the votes cast on the measure statewide and a simple majority of the votes cast in at least three-quarters of the Congressional districts in the state. The amendment additionally prohibits campaign committees in support or opposition of a proposed constitutional amendment or new constitution from knowingly accepting contributions from foreign governments, foreign political parties, or foreign nationals. This constitutional amendment is substantially similar to the introduced SJR 74 (2024), SJR 48 (2024), SJR 59 (2024), SJR 61 (2024), and a provision in SJR 83 (2024), and similar to SJR 28 (2023), SJR 33 (2023), provisions in SJR 2 (2023), SJR 10 (2023), SJR 17 (2023), HJR 18 (2023), and HCS/HJR 30 (2023). SCOTT SVAGERA
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR16 - Rep. Ann Kelley (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies requirements to pass a constitutional amendment
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Upon voter approval, this Constitutional amendment requires any amendment to the Constitution to receive a concurrent majority of votes both statewide and in a majority of the State's Congressional districts in order to pass.
This Constitutional amendment specifies that only U.S. citizens who are legal residents of the State of Missouri are eligible to vote on any measure that amends, repeals, or replaces the Missouri Constitution.
This bill is the same as HJR 81 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR18 - Rep. Brad Banderman (R) - Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies provisions relating to constitutional amendments
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Upon voter approval, this Constitutional amendment requires any 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.
This Constitutional amendment prohibits an array of election activities by foreign countries and political parties, as provided in the resolution.
This Constitutional amendment specifies that no person may vote on any measure that amends, repeals, or replaces the Missouri Constitution unless the person is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Missouri.
This Constitutional amendment creates a period for legal voters, in a public forum administered by the Secretary of State, to review and comment on initiative petitions proposing amendments to the Constitution.
This bill is the same as HCS SJR 72 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB551 - Rep. John Martin (R) - Modifies provisions for initiative petitions and referendums
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This bill requires initiative and referendum petition signature pages to be printed on a form as specified by the Secretary of State. Signature page forms must be made available in electronic format.
No measure circulating by petition shall claim to nullify or amend Federal law or accomplish any act that the United States Constitution requires to be accomplished by the General Assembly.
This bill requires petition circulators to be citizens of the United States, residents of Missouri or physically present in Missouri for at least 30 consecutive days prior to the collection of signatures, and prohibits them from being compensated based on the number of signatures collected.
The bill provides that initiative and referendum petitions submitted to the Secretary of State are not open records under the Missouri Sunshine Law. No election authority can knowingly provide completed petition pages to any entity other than the Secretary of State's office. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
Signatures must be recorded using black or dark ink.
Currently, any citizen may challenge the official ballot title or fiscal note for a Constitutional amendment, initiative petition, or referendum measure. The bill changes this to only allow any Missouri registered voter to make such a challenge.
The bill requires final adjudication relating to a challenge of the official ballot title or fiscal note to occur at least eight weeks before the date of the election.
Currently, the Secretary of State and Attorney General review initiative and referendum petitions for sufficiency as to form and approve or reject them on that basis. The bill changes this to require these officials to review initiative and referendum petitions for compliance with Section 116.050, RSMo and with Article III of the Missouri Constitution.
The bill requires initiative and referendum petition sample sheets to be submitted to the Secretary of State six months prior to the next general election. If a court orders a change that substantially alters the content of the official ballot title of an initiative or referendum petition, all signatures gathered before the change occurred must be invalidated.
This bill repeals the requirement that the Joint Committee on Legislative Research hold a hearing to take public comment on a proposed measure within 30 days of the Secretary of State issuing certification that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures.
This bill is similar to HB 1749 (2024) and HB 703 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB575 - Rep. Brad Banderman (R) - Modifies provisions for initiative petitions and referendums
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This bill requires initiative and referendum petition signature pages to be printed on a form as specified by the Secretary of State. Signature page forms will be made available in electronic format.
No measure circulating by petition can claim to nullify or amend Federal law or accomplish any act that the United States Constitution requires to be accomplished by the General Assembly.
This bill requires petition circulators to be citizens of the United States, residents of Missouri or physically present in Missouri for at least 30 consecutive days prior to the collection of signatures, and prohibits them from being compensated based on the number of signatures collected.
The bill provides that initiative and referendum petitions submitted to the Secretary of State can not be considered open records under the Missouri Sunshine Law. An election authority can not knowingly provide completed petition pages to any entity other than the Secretary of State's office. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
Signatures will be recorded using black or dark ink.
Currently, any citizen can challenge the official ballot title or fiscal note for a Constitutional amendment, initiative petition, or referendum measure. This bill changes this to only allow any Missouri registered voter to make a challenge.
The bill requires final adjudication relating to a challenge of the official ballot title or fiscal note to occur at least eight weeks before the date of the election.
Currently, the Secretary of State and Attorney General review initiative and referendum petitions for sufficiency as to form and approve or reject them on that basis. This bill changes this to require these officials to review initiative and referendum petitions for compliance with Section 116.050, RSMo and with Article III of the Missouri Constitution.
The bill requires initiative and referendum petition sample sheets to be submitted to the Secretary of State six months prior to the next general election. If a court orders a change that substantially alters the content of the official ballot title of an initiative or referendum petition, all signatures gathered before the change occurred are invalidated.
This bill repeals the requirement that the Joint Committee on Legislative Research hold a hearing to take public comment on a proposed measure within 30 days of the Secretary of State issuing certification that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures.
This bill is similar to HB 1749 (2024) and HB 703 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR38 - Rep. Eric Woods (D) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment prohibiting a statutory initiative measure approved by the voters to be amended or repealed by the General Assembly, except under certain conditions
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Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment would prohibit the General Assembly from amending or repealing any statutory measure submitted by the initiative and approved by voters unless more than six years have passed since the measure was approved, the changes are approved by three-fourths of the members of both chambers of the General Assembly, or the changes that fail to receive the three-fourths majority in the General Assembly are submitted to voters and approved by a simple majority.
This bill is similar to HJR 65 (2023) and HJR 130 (2024). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HB793 - Rep. Ben Baker (R) - Modifies provisions for foreign influence on ballot measures
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This bill requires all initiative and referendum petitions submitted to the Secretary of State to be accompanied by a certification that no activity was funded by sources prohibited by law and that the proponents or committee responsible for the petition will not accept any contribution or expenditure from a source prohibited by law.
The bill requires campaign treasurers to obtain affirmations from donors that they have not knowingly or willfully accept funds in excess of $100,000 from sources prohibited from contributing to political campaigns in the four-year period preceding the date of the contribution.
The bill adds affirmations that campaign committees have not knowingly or willfully accepted contributions or expenditures from prohibited sources to the list of disclosure reports required to be filed by campaign committees to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
This bill prohibits a foreign national, as defined in the bill, from participating in the decision-making process of any person with regard to that person's activities to influence an initiative or referendum petition, including contributions and expenditures. |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR62 - Rep. Cathy Jo Loy (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment relating to modification of the Constitution
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Currently, any change to the Missouri Constitution will take effect only if approved by a simple majority of the votes cast thereon statewide.
Upon voter approval, this resolution would require in addition a majority of votes cast in a majority of the State's Congressional districts in order to approve any change to the Missouri Constitution. |
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Chamber 1: Filed |
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HJR68 - Rep. Bishop Davidson (R) - Proposes a Constitutional amendment modifying provisions for amending the Constitution
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Currently, initiative petitions must receive signatures from 8% of legal voters in two-thirds of the State?s Congressional districts in order to place an amendment to the Constitution on the ballot. Upon voter approval, this Constitutional amendment would change that signature requirement to 7%.
Currently, initiative petitions proposing amendments to the Constitution must receive approval from a simple majority of the votes cast thereon in order to pass. Upon voter approval, this resolution would require initiative petitions proposing amendments to the Constitution to receive approval from a number of votes greater than or equal to a majority of registered voters in order to pass.
Only citizens of the United States properly registered to vote who reside in the State of Missouri will be considered legal voters.
This bill is the same as HJR 177 (2024) and HJR 24 (2023). |
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Chamber 1: Filed |