Missouri’s Legacy of Direct Democracy Under Attack

Missouri’s Legacy of Direct Democracy Under Attack

The people reserve power to propose and enact or reject laws and amendments to the constitution by the initiative, independent of the general assembly, and also reserve power to approve or reject by referendum any act of the general assembly, except as hereinafter provided.1 Constitution of MissouriArticle III, Sections 49-53: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUMSection 49. Reservation…