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House approves changes to initiative petition rules, including circulator residency and standing limits
Summary
The House passed a committee substitute affecting petition circulator rules, compensation, and who may challenge ballot titles; critics raised constitutional concerns about limiting court standing to registered voters.
A committee substitute combining House Bills 575 and 551 passed the Missouri House after lengthy floor debate over circulator residency requirements and who may bring court challenges to initiative petitions.
The gentleman from Franklin County, sponsor of the committee substitute, said the measure "standardizes the circulatory page, requires residency requirement for circulatory tours, [and]…
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