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Under Amendment 6, it will be far more difficult for the politicians to defy the voters — that’s the whole idea. But – it will not be impossible, despite what some opponents say.

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🧵The 80% Threshold is Possible, and Bipartisan 🧵 Missouri politicians pass bills with 80%+ majorities every year. What they can't do under Amendment 6 is overturn voter-passed laws on a partisan whim.

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Is a bipartisan vote too much to ask, before the politicians are allowed to tell the voters their voices don’t matter? If you think not, vote YES on Amendment 6.

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Missouri Amendment 6 can put a stop to these shenanigans. It is a non-partisan provision that prohibits politicians from overturning our votes, protects our right to pass citizen initiatives, and requires ballot language to be clear and accurate. Vote "Yes" on Amendment 6 on Nov. 3."

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Vote YES on Amendment 6 by November 3rd!

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Hold politicians accountable and stop government overreach! Vote YES on Missouri Amendment 6 by November 3rd, 2026!

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Vote YES on Amendment 6 to remind the politicians who holds the real power (hint: it's us - the people of MO)!

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"This pattern of nonsense is equivalent to a waiter bringing you liver instead of the pizza you ordered because he thinks he knows what you want better than you do.

Is a bipartisan vote too much to ask, before the politicians are allowed to tell the voters their voices don’t matter? If you think not, vote YES on Amendment 6.

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History shows that the Speaker is wrong and that you can get Senators and Representatives to join together for an 80% vote.

What you cannot do – what is and should be truly impossible to do – is get to that 80% threshold on a party line vote. The only way to do so is through bipartisan agreement. Once again, that’s the idea behind Amendment 6.

The fact is that 80% majorities in the General Assembly are not uncommon. In 2026, more than 31% of all bills passed and sent to the Governor passed in each chamber by 80% or more.

Speaker Patterson cast dozens of votes this year that were part of an 80% majority. During his eight years in the House, he has cast hundreds of such votes.

In a recent Kansas City Star article, Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson stated that he opposed Amendment 6 because the vote it requires of the General Assembly to repeal or amend citizen-initiated laws is impossibly high.

“We send the legislature to Jefferson City every year to make the laws of our state,” Patterson said. “I’m not sure you’ll find 80% of them that agree on any issue.” That statement is categorically false, and Speaker Patterson surely knows it.

That is why Amendment 6’s citizen drafters proposed raising the bar on repealing citizen-initiated laws.

That is what Amendment 6 will do – requiring an 80% majority in each chamber of the legislature to initiate a repeal, and then a second vote of the citizens who approved the measure in the first place.

When Missourians put that kind of effort into using our constitutionally-guaranteed right to pass laws by citizen initiative petition and win at the polls, it is an infuriating insult to every Missouri voter when the politicians in Jefferson City

simply repeal the law voters have enacted, often before the new law even goes into effect. And yet, that has happened over and over again.

And finally, Amendment survived a politically-motivated legal challenge to disqualify Amendment 6 from the ballot – which the Missouri Supreme Court denied on a unanimous vote.

And that was all BEFORE Missouri voters get their chance to weigh in at the polls by November 3.

Putting Amendment 6 on the ballot was anything but easy. The process started with 25 townhall meetings in all corners of the state, with thousands of people offering input.

Then came a statewide policy summit, where the amendment was drafted. Then, nearly 2000 volunteers working in every Missouri county to help collect more than 367,000 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Under Amendment 6, it will be far more difficult for the politicians to defy the voters — that’s the whole idea. But – it will not be impossible, despite what some opponents say.

Vote YES on Amendment 6 to remind the politicians who holds the real power (hint: it's us - the people of MO)!

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Missouri voters (NOT politicians) should have the final say! Vote YES ON 6 by November 3rd!

Vote YES on Amendment 6 by November 3rd!

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Mo says VOTE YES ON 6 by November 3rd!

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respectmovoters.orgInstructions for Amendment 6 LTE'sLink to our prepared LTE’s WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR (LTE) Thank you for writing an LTE! This is an important way to inform voters about the work that Respect MO Voters is doing to protect the...

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Steve wrote a letter to the editor! You should too! We've got tips and some example letters you can use as inspiration! respectMOvoters.org/lte

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sgfcitizen.orgLetter: Amendment 6 would secure a voice for Missouri residents - Springfield Daily CitizenMissouri voter urges a "yes" vote on Amendment 6 to protect the state's initiative and referendum process.

"Amendment 6 serves as a check on politicians’ power. In an age where gerrymandering and dark money are corrupting our political system and allowing elected officials to ignore constituents, the initiative petition remains a vital tool for us to express our voice." ^this! @sgfcitizen.bsky.social

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“I spoke with a lot of people who maybe voted on the other side of the aisle, so to speak, and they were all very much for it, which was surprising. You know, they were very open with the fact that, you know, ‘I vote X, but I am for this amendment.’” ^ Yes! Amendment 6 is for every Missouri voter!

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nwmissourinews.comMissouri sees possible alter to voter-approved initiates during Midterm ElectionIn Missouri, legislatures have the power to pass bills that alter how voter-approved initiatives affect the public. However, a proposed amendment could change how difficult it would be for lawmakers

“It was very eye-opening that this was a totally nonpartisan issue,” Lawyer said.

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Ok, Keith! Showing up all our yard signs with a custom YES ON 6 pumpkin! 🤩🎃

Missouri voters (NOT politicians) should have the final say! Vote YES ON 6 by November 3rd!

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🧵Why Missouri Ballot Summaries Are Designed to Confuse You—And How to Fix It Ballot summaries should reflect what’s in the ballot measures, but in Missouri, they often reflect the intentions of the politicians who wrote them.

“It was very eye-opening that this was a totally nonpartisan issue,” Lawyer said.