Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a group opposing the right wingnut controlled Missouri General Assembly’s proposed gutting of citizen democracy.:

C253757 01/08/2026 Protect Majority Rule Missouri Health Forward Foundation 2300 Main St, Ste. 301 Kansas City MO 64108 1/7/2026 $400,000.00

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Protect Majority Rule Missouri – Active
MECID: C253757
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Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Amendment 4 11/3/2026 Changes to the initiaitve [sic] petition process Statewide Oppose
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What’s it all about?:

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Missouri House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR3) [Amendment 4]

HJR3 requires a citizen led initiative petition to pass in all eight out of eight Missouri districts.

On September 12, the legislature changed the requirements for citizen petitions passage from a simple majority statewide to a majority in all 8 congressional districts. Other provisions restate existing parts of the law with ballot candy such as banning contributions from foreign agents or foreign adversaries, and criminal penalties for fraudulent signature gathering. The intent and purpose of this law is to potentially kill the MO initiative petition process. This law would allow 5.3% of the statewide electorate to kill an initiative supported by 95% of voters.

The most egregious part of this bill? It applies only to citizen initiatives! If the Missouri General Assembly itself refers a constitutional amendment to the ballot, it will still pass or fail by a simple statewide majority only. The legislature’s own proposals are held to a lower threshold than citizen proposals.

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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.