A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to change the ballot language on a proposal that would severely limit amendments offered through the initiative petition process.

The lawsuit was filed against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins by attorneys representing Missourians for Fair Governance, a campaign committee created by Missouri REALTORS.

"The citizen initiative process is a power Missouri voters approved for themselves more than a century ago, which our association has been able to use to fight for Missouri homeowners and families," Missouri REALTORS President Bobbi Howe said in a press release announcing the lawsuit.

The group argues that the ballot summary statement written by Hoskins for House Joint Resolution 3 "prejudicially and impermissibly" fails to make clear that the resolution woul

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