Missouri Special Session: Who Controls the Ballot?

In this episode of Under the Dome, Empower Missouri’s Sarah Owsley, Lucas Caldwell-McMillan, and Mallory Rusch explain the Governor’s special session in Jefferson City, focusing on contested U.S. congressional map changes and a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restricting citizen-initiated ballot measures.

After a brief discussion of the redistricting, the team shifts to discussing the proposed changes to the initiative petition process. They break down the five proposed changes (including “ballot candy” items), highlight the core threat — requiring initiative amendments to win a majority in every congressional district as well as statewide — and outline what voters and advocates can do next, noting that citizens will ultimately have the chance to approve or reject any constitutional change on the ballot. Ballot nerds unite!