ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri lawmakers will be back in Jefferson City next week to continue the work of this special session that could bring changes to the state’s Congressional map and the citizen-led petition process.

Last November, abortion, paid sick leave and sports betting were all passed through initiative petitions, but right now, lawmakers in Jefferson City are considering a change to the benchmark, which would make it harder for citizen-led petitions to pass.

One of the biggest changes in the proposal is it would no longer be a simple majority of statewide voters to get these petitions through, but a majority of voters in each Congressional district.

If this gets passed by the Missouri House and Senate, Missouri voters next year would be the ultimate deciders on

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