Today, a constitutional amendment passes when it receives a majority of votes statewide. Amendment 4 would add new requirements that could allow a small minority of voters to block measures supported by most Missourians.
Missouri voters have used the initiative petition process to raise the minimum wage, expand Medicaid, protect reproductive rights, and address issues when elected officials refused to act. Amendment 4 would make it harder for citizens to use that process in the future.
We should never vote to give up our own power and hand it over to politicians and the special interests who control them.
Right now, if a ballot measure wins a majority of votes statewide, it passes. Amendment 4 would change that system and create new barriers for citizen-led ballot measures.
Under Amendment 4, your vote could be cancelled by just one congressional district. That means a small minority of voters could block what the majority of Missourians support.
When politicians can’t beat us at the ballot box, they try to change the rules. Amendment 4 takes away our power so politicians and special interests get more.
Amendment 4 is a proposed constitutional amendment on the August 4, 2026 ballot that would make it harder for Missouri voters to pass future citizen-led ballot measures.
Amendment 4 would change Missouri’s current majority-rule system and create new barriers for citizen-led constitutional amendments, making it more difficult for voters to enact change through the ballot box.
We oppose Amendment 4 because it takes power away from Missouri voters and makes it harder for citizens to pass ballot measures that improve the lives of working families.
Majority rule ensures that the will of the voters determines the outcome of an election. Amendment 4 would make it possible for a small minority of voters to block what the majority of Missourians support.
Missouri’s initiative petition process allows citizens to collect signatures and place issues directly on the ballot when elected officials refuse to act. It gives voters the power to make decisions directly.
Amendment 4 would make it harder for future citizen-led initiatives to pass, even when they receive majority support statewide. That means future efforts like Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, or other voter-led reforms could face new obstacles.
If Amendment 4 passes, future citizen-led constitutional amendments would face new approval requirements that could allow a small minority of voters to block measures supported by most Missourians.
If Amendment 4 fails, Missouri’s current majority-rule system for citizen-led constitutional amendments will remain in place.
Amendment 4 will appear on the August 4, 2026 ballot.
Read the official text of Amendment 4 as it will appear on the ballot.
Protect Majority Rule Coalition
Learn more about the campaign to protect majority rule and Missouri’s citizen-led initiative petition process.
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