Missouri Voters Reject Measure Making It Harder to Pass Constitutional Amendments
The measure would have made citizen-initiated amendments harder to pass, after recent voter-approved changes on abortion, marijuana, sports betting and Medicaid.
- On Tuesday, Missouri voters defeated a ballot measure that would have required citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to pass in each of the state's eight congressional districts, maintaining the current simple statewide majority requirement.
- The Republican-led Legislature referred the measure to the ballot after voters in recent years narrowly passed several controversial amendments, including those enshrining abortion rights and legalizing recreational marijuana, that would have failed under the proposed higher standard.
- U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell won his primary rematch against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, securing a likely path to reelection in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District in St. Louis.
- Backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Bell received support from the group that also financed his 2024 victory over Bush following her criticism of Israel's response to the Hamas attack.
- In other contests, voters participated in Republican primaries for the 6th District seat vacated by Rep. Sam Graves and the 5th District, where candidates are vying to challenge Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
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Historic defeats for Missouri GOP priorities raise questions about what comes next
In record numbers, Missouri voters rejected two constitutional amendments that embodied major Republican priorities on income tax and ballot initiatives (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight).At the Oct. 9, 1912, annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Anti Horse Thief Association in Monett, members passed a resolution denouncing a proposed constitutional amendment to restructure Missouri’s tax system. Backers promised their proposal would e…
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scheerpost.comBy 60-Point Margin, Missouri Voters Reject GOP Push to Make Ballot Measures Harder to Pass
Missouri voters reject GOP-backed measures to weaken citizen initiatives, sending a strong message against anti-democratic agendas.
Republicans Livid As Missouri And Kansas Vote For Democracy And Abortion AGAIN
If one thing is clear from last night’s primary results — aside from all the other clear things — it is that the Republican fascists who control red states absolutely loathe their voters. We don’t just mean the woke voters who live in cities and coach men-in-women’s-sports teams either. They hate their own voters too.Last night in Missouri and Kansas, it was yet another night of ballot initiatives that really pissed Republican electeds off. And …
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