The board’s deadlock came minutes before the 5 p.m. deadline and means the proposal will not appear on the ballot unless organizers successfully appeal the decision in court.
Colorado and Missouri are spearheading two polarizing ballot measures around gender transition and abortion.
The state’s conservative Legislature had put the measure on the ballot that would have enacted citizen initiatives only if they won majorities in each of Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts.
Voters headed to the polls on Aug. 4, 2026.
Missouri's Amendment 4 would force citizen-initiated constitutional changes to win majorities in all eight of the state's congressional districts, a standard no other state has ever imposed, and one that could reshape direct democracy nationwide. Republican state Rep. Ed Lewis, the measure's sponsor, placed the proposal before voters after years of watching progressive groups leverage […] The post Missouri voters face what could become the nation's strictest barrier to citizen-led constitutional amendments appeared first on American Almanac .
Missouri's Amendment 4 would force citizen-initiated constitutional changes to win majorities in all eight of the state's congressional districts, a standard no other state has ever imposed, and one that could reshape direct democracy nationwide. Republican state Rep. Ed Lewis, the measure's sponsor, placed the proposal before voters after years of watching progressive groups leverage lopsided turnout in St. Louis and Kansas City to push constitutional amendments across the finish line. Abortion rights, recreational marijuana, sports betting, and Medicaid expansion all reached the ballot through citizen petitions between 2020 and 2024, and all passed with 53 percent or less of the statewide vote, the Associated Press reported . Amendment…Open
Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, California and Arizona will have ballot measures in November that will require photo ID requirements.
Voters in one of the most conservative U.S. states will decide whether to roll back the state's abortion ban
Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.
Democrats once again tried to keep competition of the ballot in Wisconsin, and worked an identity scam in Alaska.
Americans for Public Trust’s complaint filed with the Missouri Attorney General alleged the ACLU Foundation “knowingly” received foreign donations