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firstThe Beacon Missouri Amendment 6 passes, adding protections for voter-approved laws and direct democracy ↗
+38hProPublica Missouri Voters Just Made It Much Harder for Lawmakers to Overturn Citizen-Led Initiatives ↗
+38hProPublica NEW: For years, Missouri Republicans worked to undo or restrict voter-approved laws and amendments. In passing Amendment 6, voters have not only protected the ballot initiative process but also dramatically strengthened their power over the legislature. ↗
+39hRaw Story Missouri voters just made it much harder for lawmakers to overturn citizen-led initiatives ↗
+4dProPublica By passing Amendment 6, Missouri voters have ensured that lawmakers must get 80% support in both the House and Senate before they can propose changing or repealing citizen-led initiatives, such as the 2024 amendment protecting abortion rights. ↗

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ProPublica · Sun 02:09
By passing Amendment 6, Missouri voters have ensured that lawmakers must get 80% support in both the House and Senate before they can propose changing or repealing citizen-led initiatives, such as the 2024 amendment protecting abortion rights.
ProPublica · Thu 19:26
NEW: For years, Missouri Republicans worked to undo or restrict voter-approved laws and amendments. In passing Amendment 6, voters have not only protected the ballot initiative process but also dramatically strengthened their power over the legislature.

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rawstory.com··By Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica
Missouri voters just made it much harder for lawmakers to overturn citizen-led initiatives
Across the country on Tuesday, voters delivered a wave of Democratic victories, flipping seats in Congress as well as state legislatures, and weakening a number of Republican majorities. Missouri was no exception. Democrats made significant gains in the state House, picking up 16 seats, though Republicans still hold…
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thebeaconnews.org··By Meg Cunningham and Thomas White
Missouri Amendment 6 passes, adding protections for voter-approved laws and direct democracy
Missourians soundly passed Amendment 6 in Tuesday’s midterm election, establishing new protections for voter-led state law changes and preserving current requirements for citizen-led ballot measures. Voters approved the measure, with nearly 60% voting to pass Amendment 6, according to preliminary results from the…
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