Posted on Nov 30, 2022
Raising the bar for constitutional amendments could stop action on Missouri abortion ban
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If voters back a plan to require that constitutional amendments receive at least 60% of the vote to pass, it would apply to proposed amendments to repeal or strengthen the state’s abortion ban, according to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.
And while a change to amendment voting isn’t likely until August 2024, both sides of the abortion issue are already talking about how it might affect their plans.
Since the end of the 2022 election cycle, there’s been increased talk from proponents of abortion rights about placing a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would repeal a 2019 law prohibiting abortions in the state with the exception of medical emergencies. Supporters of strengthening the ban also may try to get a constitutional amendment passed.
State Rep. Emily Weber said on a recent edition of the Politically Speaking podcast that proponents of repealing the abortion ban are in discussions about what language should be in the proposal.
“A lot of conversations are happening now about what this looks like,” said Weber, D-Kansas City.
And while a change to amendment voting isn’t likely until August 2024, both sides of the abortion issue are already talking about how it might affect their plans.
Since the end of the 2022 election cycle, there’s been increased talk from proponents of abortion rights about placing a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would repeal a 2019 law prohibiting abortions in the state with the exception of medical emergencies. Supporters of strengthening the ban also may try to get a constitutional amendment passed.
State Rep. Emily Weber said on a recent edition of the Politically Speaking podcast that proponents of repealing the abortion ban are in discussions about what language should be in the proposal.
“A lot of conversations are happening now about what this looks like,” said Weber, D-Kansas City.
Raising the bar for constitutional amendments could stop action on Missouri abortion ban
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Luckily, the majority of Missouri is "Red" and I'm grateful my family and I live in a rural area where you can trust your neighbor. We have Good Neighbors, and I'm not talking about State Farm.
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My take on States that allow their Constitution to be "amended" by a majority vote. It's a great idea when actually needed but unfortunately, now it has become sort of a joke when all you need is x-amount of signatures to get an (insert your favorite single-issue cause here) amendment to the voters. It's reached the point where every 4th year major election in each State has a plethora of amendments to consider, and rarely do any of those amendments reach the critical plateau necessary to amend a constitution.
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