Missouri 2024 Regular Session

Missouri Senate Bill SJR83 Compare Versions

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2	2	SECOND REGULAR SESSION
3	3	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 83
4	4	102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5	5	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EIGEL.
6	6	4650S.05I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
7	7	JOINT RESOLUTION
8	8	Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing sections 2(b) and 3(c) of
9	9	article XII of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting six new sections in lieu thereof
10	10	relating to constitutional amendments.
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12	12	Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
13	13	That at the next general election to be held in the 1
14	14	state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
15	15	in November, 2024, or at a special election to be called by 3
16	16	the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
17	17	the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
18	18	rejection, the following amendment to article XII of the 6
19	19	Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
20	20	Section A. Sections 2( b) and 3(c), article XII, 1
21	21	Constitution of Missouri, are repealed and six new sections 2
22	22	adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 2(b), 2(c), 3
23	23	2(d), 2(e), 2(f), and 3(c), to read as follows:4
24	24	Section 2(b). All amendments proposed by the general 1
25	25	assembly or by the initiative shall be submitted to the 2
26	26	electors for their approval or rejection by official ballot 3
27	27	title as may be provided by law, on a separate ballot 4
28	28	without party designation, at the next general election, or 5
29	29	at a special election called by the governor prior thereto, 6
30	30	at which he may submit any of the amendments. No such 7
31	31	proposed amendment shall contain more than one amended and 8
32	32	revised article of this constitution, or one new article 9 SJR 83 2
33	33	which shall not contain more than one subje ct and matters 10
34	34	properly connected therewith. If possible, each proposed 11
35	35	amendment shall be published once a week for two consecutive 12
36	36	weeks in two newspapers of different political faith in each 13
37	37	county, the last publication to be not more than thirty n or 14
38	38	less than fifteen days next preceding the election. If 15
39	39	there be but one newspaper in any county, publication for 16
40	40	four consecutive weeks shall be made. Notwithstanding the 17
41	41	provisions of article III, section 51 of this constitution, 18
42	42	if a majority of the votes cast thereon statewide and also a 19
43	43	majority of votes cast thereon in each of more than half of 20
44	44	the state house of representatives districts is in favor of 21
45	45	any amendment, the same shall take effect at the end of 22
46	46	thirty days after the election . More than one amendment at 23
47	47	the same election shall be so submitted as to enable the 24
48	48	electors to vote on each amendment separately. 25
49	49	Section 2(c). No amendment to this constitution shall 1
50	50	be proposed by the general assembly, by the i nitiative, or 2
51	51	by constitutional convention, that would be used for the 3
52	52	purpose of permitting a public official to receive gifts 4
53	53	from lobbyists. 5
54	54	Section 2(d). It shall be unlawful for: 1
55	55	(1) A government of a foreign country or a foreign 2
56	56	political party to sponsor an initiative petition proposing 3
57	57	an amendment to this constitution; 4
58	58	(2) A government of a foreign country or a foreign 5
59	59	political party to directly or indirectly make: 6
60	60	(a) A contribution or donation of money or other thing 7
61	61	of value, or make an express or implied promise to make a 8
62	62	contribution or donation, in connection with an election on 9
63	63	a proposed amendment to this constitution; 10 SJR 83 3
64	64	(b) A contribution or donation to a political 11
65	65	committee or a politica l party favoring or opposing a 12
66	66	proposed amendment to this constitution; or 13
67	67	(c) An expenditure, independent expenditure, or 14
68	68	disbursement for an electioneering communication whether 15
69	69	print, broadcast, or digital media, or otherwise, related to 16
70	70	a proposed amendment to this constitution; or 17
71	71	(3) A person to solicit, accept, or receive a 18
72	72	contribution or donation from a government of a foreign 19
73	73	country or a foreign political party in connection with a 20
74	74	proposed amendment to this constitution. 21
75	75	Section 2(e). No person shall be eligible to vote on 1
76	76	any measure submitted to the people that amends, repeals, or 2
77	77	replaces this constitution, whether pursuant to this article 3
78	78	or section 50, article III of this constitution, unless s uch 4
79	79	person is a legal resident of the state of Missouri and a 5
80	80	citizen of the United States of America. 6
81	81	Section 2(f). The general assembly shall have 1
82	82	exclusive authority to enact laws enforcing provisions in 2
83	83	this constitution relating to initiative petitions proposing 3
84	84	amendments to this constitution. 4
85	85	Section 3(c). Any proposed constitution or 1
86	86	constitutional amendment adopted by the convention shall be 2
87	87	submitted to a vote of the electors of the state at such 3
88	88	time, in such manner and containing such separate and 4
89	89	alternative propositions and on such official ballot as may 5
90	90	be provided by the convention, at a special election not 6
91	91	less than sixty days nor more than six months after the 7
92	92	adjournment of the conventio n. Upon the approval of the 8
93	93	constitution or constitutional amendments by a majority of 9
94	94	the votes cast thereon statewide and also a majority of 10
95	95	votes cast thereon in each of more than half of the state 11 SJR 83 4
96	96	house of representatives districts, the same shall take 12
97	97	effect at the end of thirty days after the election. The 13
98	98	result of the election shall be proclaimed by the governor. 14
99	99	Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other 1
100	100	applicable constitutional provisions and laws of this state 2
101	101	allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for 3
102	102	the submission of this joint resolution to the voters of 4
103	103	this state, the official summary statement of this 5
104	104	resolution shall be as follows: 6
105	105	"Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: 7
106	106	● Allow only U.S. citizens to vote on 8
107	107	constitutional amendments; 9
108	108	● Forbid foreign countries from funding 10
109	109	constitutional amendments; 11
110	110	● Ban constitutional amendments allowing 12
111	111	lobbyists' gifts to lawmakers; and 13
112	112	● Pass constitutional amendments by a majo rity 14
113	113	vote in a majority of state house districts?". 15
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