HJR79--CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
SPONSOR: Henderson
Uponvoterapproval,thisproposedConstitutional amendmentwould
requireanamendmenttothestateConstitutiontoachieveatwo-
thirdssupermajorityvoteforpassage. Amendmentswilltakeeffect
30daysaftertheelectionifapproved.
TheresolutionspecifiesthattheConstitutional phrase"legal
voter"isdefinedasanindividualwhoisacitizenoftheUnited
States,aresidentofMissouri,andwhoisproperlyregisteredto
vote.
Theresolutionalsorequirespetitionsignaturestoplaceameasure
ontheballotasaConstitutional amendmenttobecollectedineach
Congressionaldistrictusingapercentagerequirementof10%.Laws
maybeplacedontheballotusingapercentagerequirementof5%.
Theresolutioncontainsballotlanguagesubmittedtothevoters
underChapter116,RSMo.
ThisbillissimilartoHJR20(2021).