As legislature becomes gridlocked, ballot initiatives are more popular for controversial issues
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News-Leader.com: Citizen coalitions, millionaires and out-of-state groups are increasingly trying to bypass the Missouri legislature in favor of taking constitutional amendments and changes in state law directly to voters. Since the day after the November 2008 election, 101 ballot initiative petitions have been submitted to Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s office. It’s a considerable increase from the 55 petitions submitted in 2008, 42 in 2006 and 16 in 2004. Missouri’s Constitution allows the legislature to place amendments and changes in statutes before voters. But citizens also have the right to gather the required number of signatures to seek changes in law or the constitution.
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