Judge strips ‘ballot candy’ from plan to make it harder to amend Missouri Constitution

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 442

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A Republican judge in Cole County on Thursday ruled that the ballot summary must be rewritten for a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it much harder for Missourians to amend the constitution through citizen initiative petitions.

Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ordered the first three bullet points of the summary voters will see on the ballot to be removed, saying they were misleading because they tout provisions already in state law — such …

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