Proposes a constitutional amendment that requires the full text of initiative petitions to appear on the ballot and limits initiative petitions to seventy-five words, including existing language

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 1 16
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MILLER.
4042H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article III of the Constitution
of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to initiative petitions for
constitutional amendments.
Be it r esolved by the House of Repr esentatives, the Senate concurring ther ein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on T uesday next
2 following the first Monday in November , 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the state
5 of Missouri:
Section A. Article III, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 54, to read as follows:
Section 54. 1. The full text of a constitutional amendment submitted by initiative
2 petition shall appear on the ballot.
3 2. Notwithstanding any pr ovision of this constitution to the contrary , no
4 constitutional amendment submitted by initiative petition shall contain mor e than
5 seventy-five words, including existing and r epealed language.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.