Missouri 57% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments and Citizenship Voting Requirement Measure (2024)

57% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure
Election date November 5, 2024
Topic Direct democracy measures
Status Not on the ballot
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

The Missouri 57% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure was not on the ballot in Missouri as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.

This measure would have created a 57% supermajority vote requirement for any constitutional amendment by the state legislature, and a 57% supermajority vote requirement from voters. It would also have amended the Missouri Constitution to say "only citizens of the United State of America, who are eighteen years of age or older, who are residents of the State of Missouri and who are properly registered to vote in the State of Missouri shall be considered legal voters".

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the ballot measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

Amending the Missouri Constitution

See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Missouri State Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives.

Amendment in the state Legislature

The amendment was introduced on January 10, 2023. The Missouri House of Representatives voted 108-50 to pass the amendment that would require a 60% supermajority vote for all new constitutional amendments on February 2, 2023. The Missouri State Senate amended the legislation, changing the 60% supermajority requirement to 57%, and passed the amendment by 24-10 on April 27, 2023. The final legislation did not pass the House again before the end of the legislation session.

Vote in the Missouri House of Representatives February 2, 2023
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 82  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	108	50	5
Total percent	66.2%	30.6%	3%
Democrat	1	50	2
Republican	108	50	5

Vote in the Missouri State Senate April 27, 2023
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 18  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	24	10
Total percent	70.5%	29.4%	0%
Democrat	0	10	0
Republican	24	0	0

See also

2024 measures

• 2024 ballot measures
• Direct democracy measures on the ballot

Missouri

• Missouri ballot measures
• Missouri ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• House Joint Resolution 43 (2024)