EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 31
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ONDER.
4143S.01I ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing sections 50 and 51 of
article III of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting two new sections in lieu thereof
relating to the initiative petition process.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2022, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article III of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Sections 50 and 51, article III, Constitution 1
of Missouri, are repealed and two new sections adopted in lieu 2
thereof, to be known as sections 5 0 and 51, to read as follows:3
Section 50. 1. Initiative petitions proposing 1
amendments to the constitution shall be signed by fifteen 2
[eight] percent of the legal voters in each of [two-thirds 3
of] the congressional districts in the state, and pe titions 4
proposing laws shall be signed by five percent of [such] the 5
legal voters in each of two-thirds of the congressional 6
districts in the state . Every such petition shall be filed 7
with the secretary of state not less than six months before 8
the election and shall contain an enacting clause and the 9
full text of the measure. Petitions for constitutional 10 SJR 31 2
amendments shall not contain more than one amended and 11
revised article of this constitution, or one new article 12
which shall not contain more tha n one subject and matters 13
properly connected therewith, and the enacting clause 14
thereof shall be "Be it resolved by the people of the state 15
of Missouri that the Constitution be amended:". Petitions 16
for laws shall contain not more than one subject whic h shall 17
be expressed clearly in the title, and the enacting clause 18
thereof shall be "Be it enacted by the people of the state 19
of Missouri:". 20
2. Notwithstanding section 2(b) of article XII of this 21
constitution to the contrary, any initiative petit ion 22
proposing an amendment to the constitution shall take effect 23
at the end of thirty days after the election when approved 24
by at least two-thirds of the votes cast thereon. 25
3. Any initiative petition proposing laws shall take 26
effect when approved by at least a majority of the votes 27
cast thereon. 28
Section 51. The initiative shall not be used for the 1
appropriation of money other than of new revenues created 2
and provided for thereby, or for any other purpose 3
prohibited by this constitution. [Except as provided in 4
this constitution, any measure proposed shall take effect 5
when approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. ] 6
When conflicting measures are approved at the same election 7
the one receiving the largest affirmat ive vote shall prevail. 8