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

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 1,974

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago


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Supporters of Amendment 4 say it would give rural Missouri a stronger voice.

Antwann Rhodes says it would take one away.

Rhodes lives in Waynesville, a Pulaski County town of about 5,600 just outside Fort Leonard Wood, where he settled after retiring from the U.S. Army. He is a Realtor in south-central Missouri and treasurer of the Missouri Association of Realtors, the organization bankrolling the campaign against the Aug. 4 ballot measure.

To Rhodes, Amendment …

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