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Missouri Voters Face District-Majority Amendment Threatening One-Person Vote

7/31/2026

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Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 4, requiring a majority in each of the eight congressional districts.
Rep. Ed Lewis (R-MO) said “50% in each district is not a difficult barrier for consensus but blocks proposals.”
Scott Charton called the amendment “an astonishing level of unfairness” that “crushes one-person, one-vote principle.”

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Missouri voters will decide on Amendment 4, requiring a majority in each of the eight congressional districts.
Rep. Ed Lewis (R-MO) said “50% in each district is not a difficult barrier for consensus but blocks proposals.”
Scott Charton called the amendment “an astonishing level of unfairness” that “crushes one-person, one-vote principle.”