Missouri proposal would create nation's toughest standard for citizen-led constitutional amendments

Missouri's proposed Amendment 4 would require citizen-led constitutional amendments to pass in all eight of the state's congressional districts instead of a simple statewide majority, making it the nation's toughest standard for such initiatives. The proposal, opposed by groups supporting progressive ballot measures, aims to limit direct democracy by raising the approval threshold, a move lawmakers argue centralizes lawmaking authority in legislatures.