6 things to know about Amendment 4, which would limit citizen initiatives

Republicans who control Jefferson City want to make it harder for Missouri citizens to engage in direct democracy ...

Missouri voters passed a sales tax cap. Under Amendment 4, it would have failed

Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 barring state and local governments from imposing new sales taxes on most services — a measure its backers pitched as protection against ...

America at 250: five times the US constitution has come under threat

The story of the US is, in many ways, remarkable. It achieved independence against the odds, its constitution has lasted more than two centuries and its democracy has weathered war, economic ...
Opinion

Amendment 4 would kill direct democracy in Missouri | Opinion

Amendment 4 on the Aug. 4 ballot would potentially end direct democracy in the state, a former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice writes.
Southeast Missourian

Amendment 4 puts rural Missouri at center of fight over ballot power

Supporters of Amendment 4 say it would give rural Missouri a stronger voice. Antwann Rhodes says it would take one away.
WVEC

Virginia's constitutional amendment on redistricting revealed, written with trigger language tying state to others

NORFOLK, Va. — Late Tuesday afternoon, the proposed constitutional amendment over potential redistricting in Virginia was was revealed, setting up days of debate just before this year's gubernatorial ...

Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments

Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments.

NC's ballot has 3 constitutional amendments. Should voters have the power to add more?

Constitutional amendment proposals can give the people of North Carolina the power to force lawmakers to act. Legislative leaders say they represent the public will already, but some on both sides of ...