Politics & Government
'Right to Pray' Amendment Scheduled for August, Other MO Legislative News
The Missouri General Assembly can place certain initiatives on the ballot, which can be a way to prevent a particularly controversial measure from getting vetoed by a governor.
Statutory changes and constitutional amendments to Missouri state laws can come through petition or through the legislature.
The so-called "Right to Pray" amendment is one of these.
The General Assembly has the authority to place certain initiatives on the ballot, which can often be a way to prevent a particularly controversial measure from getting vetoed by a governor.
Find out what's happening in Maplewood-Brentwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The legislature ended up passing three such measures this year. They include:
- A constitutional amendment making changes to the Missouri Non-Partisan Court, a process in which judges for the Missouri Supreme Court and Missouri Court of Appeals are selected.
- A statutory change barring a governor from implementing a health insurance exchange through executive order.
- And a constitutional amendment that
The will be voted on during the August primary, while the legislature mandated that the health insurance exchange item will be on the November ballot. Gov. Jay Nixon indicated that the court plan amendment will be voted on in November.