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Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment.
If approved by lawmakers, the proposal would go before voters this fall.
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Republican lawmakers have voted to make it more difficult to amend the state's constitution. GOP senators on Thursday voted to raise the threshold for voters to approve constitutional amendments. The measure now moves to the Republican-led House. If approved by lawmakers, the proposal would go before voters this fall. Currently, constitutional amendments are enacted if approved by a majority of votes. The measure would also require approval by majority of votes in five of the state's eight congressional districts. Republicans have been fighting to make it harder to amend the constitu...
Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment. Currently, Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by a majority of votes statewide. State senators voted 22-9 along party lines to also require a majority of votes in five of the state's eight congressional districts to approve amendments.