On April 6, the Missouri House passed HJR 131, the proposed constitutional amendment that would preserve the ability of parties to nominate candidates for partisan office. If the legislature passes it, it will be on the November 2022 ballot. It is likely that there will be a top-four initiative on the same ballot. If both are on the ballot, the one that gets the most votes would prevail over the other one, because they contradict each other. Thanks to Ken Bush for this news.
This is a rare instance when a legislative body passes something intended to thwart a ballot initiative, and the legislative body is in the right.
They’re probably horrified by what they see happening in Alaska. LOL
The two proposals could be reconciled if 1) nominees of all qualified parties advance to the final election, and 2) any top four total vote getters in any and all primaries who happen NOT to be the nominees of any qualified party ALSO advance to the final election.
NOOOO primaries.
INDIVIDUAL candidates.
EQUAL ballot access – nom pets / filing fees.
PR
APPV