Missouri Amendment 6: Initiative and referendum protections
Missouri · Constitutional amendment · Elections · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would preserve current signature and statewide-majority rules, make initiative and referendum powers a fundamental right, and limit legislative interference. Changes to voter-initiated laws would require referral to voters backed by at least 80% of each legislative chamber.
What applies now
The constitution already allows citizen initiatives and referendums, but lacks the proposed fundamental-right and legislative-change protections.
If yes / for
Adopt the additional protections and referral requirement.
If no / against
Keep the present initiative and referendum provisions.
Costs and funding
State and local entities estimate no costs or savings in the official ballot statement.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.
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