Missouri Ballot Initiative
S2 Ep3
September 15, 2022 | Flatland | 1 min read
Reporter Credits:
Cody Boston, Cami Koons, D. Rashaan Gilmore
What’s the best way to participate in our democracy? The Flatland team explores one of the unique ways Missouri citizens are able to make direct changes to the state constitution known as the ballot initiative. We take a look at the pros and cons of the process that’s intended to get the public’s concerns on the ballot.
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Missourians are able to directly effect change on the state by the ballot initiative process.
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