Currently, constitutional amendments created through Missouri's initiative petition process only need a statewide vote to be enacted. A Republican ballot measure would make winning much more difficult — and it's now headed to the Senate.

The Missouri House on Tuesday backed a proposal that could make it significantly more difficult to pass some constitutional amendments.

Rep. Ed Lewis' ballot measure, which would need voter approval, would require any constitutional amendment that is put before voters through the initiative petition process to pass statewide and in all eight congressional districts. Currently, amendments only need a statewide vote to be enacted.

The House voted 98 to 58 to send the measure to the Senate. The General Assembly's upper chamber is slated to take up the matt

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