- Missouri voters are deciding a first-of-its-kind amendment that would require citizen initiatives to win a majority in all eight congressional districts, not just a statewide majority.
- That rule would have blocked recent ballot wins like abortion rights, legal marijuana, sports betting and Medicaid expansion.
- Supporters say it ensures broad, statewide consensus and limits big-city or out-of-state influence; critics call it undemocratic — and activists are mounting a countermeasure to protect the initiative process.
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