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Missouri Changes to Voting Procedures Initiative (2022)
| Missouri Changes to Voting Procedures Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Voting policy measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Changes to Voting Procedures Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have amended the Missouri Constitution to make the following changes:[1][2]
- prohibited the use of machines to tabulate votes,
- required a hand count of votes,
- required a state-issued ID or driver license to vote,
- permitted 14 days of early voting,
- allowed poll observers,
- allowed the state legislature to adjust or void vote totals, and
- made voter fraud a crime of treason.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative #38 was as follows:[2]
| “ |
Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
State and local governments estimate ongoing election-related costs of at least $2,000 annually and at least $16 million per election, but the total cost is unknown. Local governments estimate savings of at least $180,000 annually and at least $28,000 for each general election.[3] |
” |
The ballot title for Initiative #67 was as follows:[2]
| “ | Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
State and local governments estimate ongoing costs of at least $18 million per election, but the total cost is unknown. Local governments estimate savings of at least $80,000 annually and at least $42,000 for each general election in a presidential election year. State governmental entities estimate no savings.[3] |
” |
The ballot title for Initiative #81 was as follows:[4]
| “ | Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:
State and local governments estimate ongoing costs of at least $24 million per election, but the total cost is unknown. Local governments estimate savings of at least $80,000 annually and at least $42,000 for each general election in a presidential election year. State governmental entities estimate no savings.[3] |
” |
Full text
The full text of the two versions of the measure are available below:
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Missouri, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election in six of the eight state congressional districts. Signatures must be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: The smallest possible requirement was 171,592 valid signatures. The actual requirement depends on the congressional districts in which signatures were collected.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was May 8, 2022.
Once the signatures have been filed with the secretary of state, the secretary copies the petition sheets and transmits them to county election authorities for verification. The secretary of state may choose whether the signatures are to be verified by a 5 percent random sample or full verification. If the random sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If more than 110 percent, the initiative is certified, and, if less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Details about this initiative
- Austin Shaffer filed Initiative #38 on June 2, 2021.[1]
- The initiative was cleared for signature gathering on July 20, 2021.[1]
- Shaffer filed Initiative #67 on October 6, 2021. It was cleared for signature gathering on November 18, 2021.[1]
- Shaffer filed Initiative #81 on December 6, 2021. It was cleared for signature gathering on January 21, 2021.
- This initiative did not meet the signature requirements by the May 8, 2022 deadline.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Missouri State Legislature, "Initiative #38," accessed July 21, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Missouri State Legislature, "Full text of Initiative #38," accessed July 21, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Ballot title of #81," accessed January 22, 2022
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2022 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed May 9, 2022
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