JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican lawmakers on Thursday voted to make it harder to change the Missouri Constitution amid a campaign to restore abortion rights through a voter-backed constitutional amendment.
Currently, Missouri constitutional changes are enacted if approved by a majority of votes statewide. State senators voted 22-9 along party lines to also require a majority of votes in five of the state’s eight congressional districts to approve amendments. The Senate measure now heads to the Republican-led House.
If approved by the full Legislature, the Senate’s proposal would go before voters this fall.
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