| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION NO.52 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 5 | 5 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESIMMONS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1715H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections50,51,and |
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| 9 | 9 | | 52(b)ofArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingfournewsectionsin |
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| 10 | 10 | | lieuthereofrelatingtoballotmeasuressubmittedtovoters. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 12 | 12 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2026,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleIIIoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SectionA.Sections50,51,and52(b),ArticleIII,ConstitutionofMissouri,are |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2repealedandfournewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections50,51,52(b), |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3and54,toreadasfollows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | Section50.Initiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitutionshallbe |
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| 21 | 21 | | 2signedbyeightpercentofthelegalvotersineachoftwo-thirdsofthecongressionaldistricts |
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| 22 | 22 | | 3inthestate,andpetitionsproposinglawsshallbesignedbyfivepercentofsuchvoters.Every |
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| 23 | 23 | | 4suchpetitionshallbefiledwiththesecretaryofstatenotlessthansixmonthsbeforethe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 5electionandshallcontainanenactingclauseandthefulltextofthemeasure.Votersineach |
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| 25 | 25 | | 6congressionaldistrictshallhavetheopportunitytoreviewandcommentuponall |
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| 26 | 26 | | 7initiativepetitionsproposingamendmentstotheconstitutionfollowingthefilingofthe |
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| 27 | 27 | | 8petitionwiththesecretaryofstateandnotlessthanfifteendaysbeforethemeasure |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 9appearsontheballot.Suchreviewandcommentprocessshallbeadministeredbythe |
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| 30 | 30 | | 10secretaryofstateinapublicforum.Petitionsforconstitutionalamendmentsshallnot |
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| 31 | 31 | | 11containmorethanoneamendedandrevisedarticleofthisconstitution,oronenewarticle |
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| 32 | 32 | | 12whichshallnotcontainmorethanonesubjectandmattersproperlyconnectedtherewith,and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 13theenactingclausethereofshallbe"BeitresolvedbythepeopleofthestateofMissourithat |
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| 34 | 34 | | 14theConstitutionbeamended:".Petitionsforlawsshallcontainnotmorethanonesubject |
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| 35 | 35 | | 15whichshallbeexpressedclearlyinthetitle,andtheenactingclausethereofshallbe"Beit |
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| 36 | 36 | | 16enactedbythepeopleofthestateofMissouri:".Forthepurposesofthisarticle,only |
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| 37 | 37 | | 17citizensoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawhoareresidentsofthestateofMissouriand |
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| 38 | 38 | | 18whoareproperlyregisteredtovoteinthestateofMissourishallbeconsideredlegal |
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| 39 | 39 | | 19voters. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Section51.1.Theinitiativeshallnotbeused: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2 (1)Fortheappropriationofmoneyotherthanofnewrevenuescreatedandprovided |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3forthereby[,]; or |
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| 43 | 43 | | 4 (2)Foranyotherpurposeprohibitedbythisconstitution.[Exceptasprovidedinthis |
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| 44 | 44 | | 5constitution,] |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6 2.Itshallbeunlawfulfor: |
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| 46 | 46 | | 7 (1)Agovernmentofaforeigncountry,aforeignpoliticalparty,oraregistered |
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| 47 | 47 | | 8foreignagenttosponsoraninitiativepetitionforanypurposewhatsoever; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 9 (2)Agovernmentofaforeigncountry,aforeignpoliticalparty,oraregistered |
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| 49 | 49 | | 10foreignagenttodirectlyorindirectlymake: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 11 (a)Acontributionordonationofmoneyorotherthingofvalue,ormakean |
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| 51 | 51 | | 12expressorimpliedpromisetomakeacontributionordonation,inconnectionwithan |
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| 52 | 52 | | 13initiativepetition; |
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| 53 | 53 | | 14 (b)Acontributionordonationtoapoliticalcommitteeorapoliticalparty |
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| 54 | 54 | | 15favoringoropposinganinitiativepetition;or |
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| 55 | 55 | | 16 (c)Anexpenditure,independentexpenditure,ordisbursementforan |
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| 56 | 56 | | 17electioneeringcommunicationwhetherprint,broadcast,ordigitalmedia,or |
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| 57 | 57 | | 18otherwise,relatedtoaninitiativepetition;or |
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| 58 | 58 | | 19 (3)Apersontosolicit,accept,orreceiveacontributionordonationfroma |
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| 59 | 59 | | 20governmentofaforeigncountry,aforeignpoliticalparty,oraregisteredforeignagent |
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| 60 | 60 | | 21inconnectionwithaninitiativepetition. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 22 3.(1)Anystatutorymeasure[proposed] shalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbya |
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| 62 | 62 | | 23majorityofthevotescastthereon. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 24 (2)NotwithstandingSection2(b)ofArticleXIIofthisconstitution,any |
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| 64 | 64 | | 25constitutionalamendmentreferredtothepeopleshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedby |
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| 65 | 65 | | 26sixtypercentofthevotescastthereonstatewidebylegalvoters. |
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| 66 | 66 | | HJR52 2 27 (3)Whenconflictingmeasuresareapprovedatthesameelectiontheonereceiving |
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| 67 | 67 | | 28thelargestaffirmativevoteshallprevail. |
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| 68 | 68 | | Section52(b).Thevetopowerofthegovernorshallnotextendtomeasuresreferred |
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| 69 | 69 | | 2tothepeople.Allelectionsonmeasuresreferredtothepeopleshallbehadatthegeneralstate |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3elections,exceptwhenthegeneralassemblyshallorderaspecialelection.Anystatutory |
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| 71 | 71 | | 4measurereferredtothepeopleshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbyamajorityofthevotescast |
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| 72 | 72 | | 5thereon,andnototherwise.NotwithstandingSection2(b)ofArticleXIIofthis |
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| 73 | 73 | | 6constitution,anyconstitutionalamendmentreferredtothepeopleshalltakeeffectwhen |
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| 74 | 74 | | 7approvedbysixtypercentofthevotescastthereonstatewidebylegalvoters.This |
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| 75 | 75 | | 8sectionshallnotbeconstruedtodepriveanymemberofthegeneralassemblyoftherightto |
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| 76 | 76 | | 9introduceanymeasure. |
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| 77 | 77 | | Section54.1.NotwithstandingSection27ofthisarticletothecontrary,until |
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| 78 | 78 | | 2twoyearsfollowingtheeffectivedateofanylawapprovedbythepeoplethroughthe |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3initiativepetitionprocess,thegeneralassemblyshallnotpassanylawamendingor |
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| 80 | 80 | | 4repealingsuchmeasureunless,byavoteofyeasandnays,atleastfour-seventhsofthe |
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| 81 | 81 | | 5membersservingineachhouse,lessanyvacancies,berecordedasvotingfavorably. |
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| 82 | 82 | | 6 2.Intheeventthatacourtofcompetentjurisdictionissuesafinaljudgmentthat |
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| 83 | 83 | | 7declaresalawapprovedbythepeoplethroughtheinitiativepetitionprocess |
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| 84 | 84 | | 8unconstitutionalorotherwiseinvalid,inwholeorinpart,orthatotherwiserenders |
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| 85 | 85 | | 9thelawinoperableandofnoforceandeffectoflaw,inwholeorinpart,theprovisionsof |
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| 86 | 86 | | 10subsection1ofthissectionshallnotapplyandthegeneralassemblymayamendor |
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| 87 | 87 | | 11repealsuchmeasureinamannerthatisotherwiseconsistentwiththisconstitution. |
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| 88 | 88 | | 12 3.Ifanyinitiativepetitionproposingaconstitutionalamendmentthatis |
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| 89 | 89 | | 13approvedbythepeopleisfoundbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictiontobe |
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| 90 | 90 | | 14unconstitutionalorotherwiseinvalid,inwholeorinpart,theremainingprovisionsof |
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| 91 | 91 | | 15theamendmentshallalsobeinvalid. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 16 4.Subsections1and2ofthissectionshallapplyonlytoanylawadoptedthrough |
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| 93 | 93 | | 17theinitiativepetitionprocess. |
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| 94 | 94 | | âś” |
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| 95 | 95 | | HJR52 3 |
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