Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to make it harder for citizens to file, qualify, and pass ballot initiatives. HJR 79 is a direct attack on YOUR ability to participate in the state's political process.

Missouri has a strong history of using the initiative petition process to pass important Constitutional amendments like Amendment 2, or Medicaid Expansion. Gathering petition signatures is hard, painstaking work that takes lots of time, training, and dedication.

HJR 79 would effectively repeal our right to place initiative petitions on the ballot by more than doubling the number of petition signatures required. Even worse, it would also require ballot measures to receive two-thirds of the vote in order to pass, the highest in the nation.

This bill is a blatant power grab – an attempt to kick Missouri voters out of the democratic processes we elected these lawmakers to protect.

Contact your State Representative today and tell them to leave Missouri's initiative petition process alone. If you’ve helped gather petition signatures, please edit your message to share your experience of just how difficult it already is.