Missouri Ballot Legislation
From Ballotpedia
Below is a listing of proposed legislation from the Missouri House or Senate.
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Ballot access eased with SB 797
The Senate unanimously approved SB 797 which corrected a typographical error in some 1993 legislation.[1]
House passes House Bill 1763
The Missouri House has passed HB 1763 which would restrict circulation process. The bill was opposed by House Minority Floor Leader Paul LeVota (D, Independence), who said "It's not a terrible bill, and that's typically what we find in Jefferson City...there's not (a lot of) bills that are so terrible, but overall I was concerned that this would limit the people of Missouri's right to use the petition-initiative process."[2]
Further Initiative & Referendum restrictions
Missouri lawmakers are seeking to further restrict requirements for people circulating initiative petitions. The proposed laws would require petition circulators to be Missouri residents, prohibit them from being paid by the signature and restrict them to circulating one petition at a time.[3]
The Missouri legislator is pushing this legislation despite a recent ruling that such residency requirements are unconstitutional.
See also: Residency requirements for petition circulators
