ballot initiatives

Republicans maintained their stronghold across much of Southeast Missouri in Tuesday’s 2026 Midterm General Election. Meanwhile, Democrats are projected to take control of both the U.S. House and Senate after flipping key Republican-held seats in the 2026 midterms.

The proposed legislation would double the number of signatures required to get on the ballot and raise the thresholds to pass them from a majority to two-thirds.

One of the groups supporting the lawsuit to follow through with Medicaid expansion is the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, which historically supports the GOP-controlled General Assembly's priorities.

Missouri lawmakers have made moves to undo voter-approved initiatives — and make it harder for constitutional amendments to be enacted. But efforts to curb the initiative petition process are getting bipartisan pushback.

Filing a ballot initiative in Missouri could cost you. A House elections committee had its final work session on a bill about ballot initiative petitions…