JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri voters and the lawmakers they elect could be headed for a clash at the ballot box over the power to set public policy.

Citizen activists rallying Wednesday at the Missouri Capitol kicked off an initiative petition drive for a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for state lawmakers to reverse or revise citizen-led initiatives approved by voters.

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Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers at the Capitol for a special session about redistricting are proposing their own constitutional amendment that would make it harder for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to pass.

The conflicting measures, which both could appear on the 2026 ballot, highlight the growing tension in Missouri and elsewhere between the will of vot

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