MO Voters' Signature Drive: 300K & Counting

0:00It's April 18th. You're listening to Kansas News Today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cory with the story. Missouri's Respect M.O. voters campaign just smashed past 300,000 signatures to lock in voter-approved laws and stop politicians from undoing them. Organizers say they've already hit the threshold to get on the November ballot, but they're not stopping pushing for a buffer against any that get tossed. They're aiming for another 40,000 by the May 3rd deadline. Ordered by nearly 1,700 volunteers in what's called one of the. Biggest grassroots signature drives lately. Once turned in, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins office verifies everything. Folks are fired up over lawmakers flipping voter wins like puppy mill protections back in 2011, paid sickly last year, and even, abortion rights voters backed in 2024. It's not just one party former Republican State Senator Bob Johnson says, whichever side holds power, wants to override the people.

1:02This lands alongside Amendment 4, which would crank up hurdles for citizen initiatives by needing wins in all eight congressional districts. Experts like Washington University Law, Perfro Gregory Magarian, call Respect M.O. voters thorough and tough, but if both pass, courts might have to sort. The clash. Volunteers keep hitting streets, concerts, and rallies, turning frustration into action. Building masurians want their vote to stick, no matter who's, in charge.