2024 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri

Note that the text of these petitions may not constitute the full and correct text as required under Section 116.050, RSMo. Constitutional Amendment to ...

2024 Initiative and Referendum Petitions Filed

This page contains a list of all initiative and referendum petitions filed with the Secretary of State's Office during the 2024 election cycle and the status ...

Missouri Initiative Petition Signature Amendment (2024) - Ballotpedia

This initiative would have allowed for citizen initiatives to be signed by one third of the members of either chamber of the state legislature, allowed for the ...

Missouri Electronic Signatures for Initiative Petitions Measure (2024)

The full text of the ballot measure is available here. Path to the ballot. Stages of this ballot initiative. The petition, submitted by Winston Apple, was ...

GOP renews push to make it harder to amend Missouri constitution ...

The latest attempt by some Republican lawmakers to change Missouri's century-old initiative petition process was again met with ire.

Report Initiative and Referendum Processes

The citizen initiative process enables citizens to bypass their state legislature by placing proposed statutes and, in some states, constitutional amendments ...

Section 116.334 - circulation of petition prior to approval, effect

Read Section 116.334 - Petition approval required, procedure to obtain petition title or summary statement - rejection or approval of petition, ...

How Ballot Measures Get on the Ballot

A ballot measure can make it onto the ballot through one of three means: citizen initiative, legislative referral or automatically in some states.

Judge to decide when Missouri's 2024 initiative petition reviews begin

It is settled law in Missouri that those seeking to amend the state constitution or law through the initiative petition process must wait a ...

The Hot Sheet - Ballot Initiative Strategy Center

2024 Election Results. Many states are celebrating significant ballot measure victories reflecting the power of the people and a strong commitment to community ...

Republicans ask Parson for election, initiative petition reforms ...

Republican House members asked Gov. Mike Parson to convene a special session to address initiative petition and election reform proposals.

Crowd Of Initiative Petitions Will Soon Compete To Get On Ballot

As soon as the snow melts, Missourians may find themselves confronting a horde of people stopping them outside stores, on the streets or at ...

Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 116 (2023) - Initiative and ...

2023 Missouri Revised Statutes Title IX - Suffrage and Elections Chapter 116 - Initiative and Referendum ... Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent ...

How Courts Oversee Ballot Initiatives - State Court Report

State courts — and to some degree federal courts — play a significant role in every stage of the direct democracy process.

Appeals court hears arguments over ballot title for Missouri abortion ...

The language voters would see if an abortion rights initiative makes the 2024 Missouri ballot was argued before an appeals court Monday.

Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Measure Petition Circulating in Missouri

A petition to amend the Missouri consitution to ban affirmative action was approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan last week.

2023 Initiative and Referendum Guide - Arizona Secretary of State

Initiative petition signatures must be filed with the Secretary of State's Office at least four months prior to the next General Election. If ...

Petitioners submit five ballot initiatives to secretary of state's office

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — When Missourians go to the ballot box Nov. 8 for the general election, they will have to vote for more than the next ...

MRL Press Release September 5 - Missouri Right to Life

Wade that abortion providers and advocates have always sought abortion on demand throughout pregnancy, which the U.S. Supreme Court often accommodated by ...

Raise the Wage MI Staff Report - State of Michigan

codes that were used in the 2022 election cycle. The Board has since approved changes to some reasons for rejection and accompanying codes, ...