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Should Missouri amendments need majorities in each district to pass?

Adds district-wide approval rule. Pro: statewide consent. Con: undermines majority.

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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8mos8MO

Yes

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8mos8MO

No

 @BDQ3DY5Libertarian from New York  answered…1mo1MO

No an overall state majority should decide. Unless they want to delegate it to the county level and have it be based on county.

 @BDP3QB8  from Missouri  answered…1mo1MO

No, keep the current system of a simple majority

 @BD8Z33D from Missouri  answered…2mos2MO

whatever it is now.

 @BCX9K6D from Missouri  answered…2mos2MO

No, it depends on whether the policy is needed no matter what the people or politicians say. Or if the policy isn't as debatable as others.

 @BCQ46QF from Missouri  answered…2mos2MO

no, but it should need the majority in the majority of districts

 @BCNL8FZ from Missouri  answered…2mos2MO

the entire government should be reformed in a way that makes amendments to the national governance itself unnecessary

 @BCN3PPZ from Missouri  answered…3mos3MO

overall majorities

 @B8JZ3WJ from Missouri  answered…7mos7MO

yes and no I think it needs both not just one or the other singularly

 @B8JJ46C from Missouri  answered…7mos7MO

Majority of the state not each individual district.

 @B8DF5YB  from Missouri  answered…7mos7MO

Only the majority of the state to pass, not each district

 @B88S8Y7 from Missouri  answered…8mos8MO

No, the majority of the state of the state to pass.

 @BF2Z5HQ from Missouri  answered…4 days4D

No, missouri is very republican and this would almost remove all democratic amendments

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