Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HJR102: ELECTIONS
Status: Introduced, May 15, 2025
Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to foreign influence in elections
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BAKER. 3208H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to elections, with penalty provisions. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein: That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleVIIIofthe Constitutionofthestate of Missouri: Section A. Article VIII, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new section, to be known as Section 12, to read as follows: Section 12. 1. This section shall be known as the "Securing Missouri's Future from Foreign Interference in Elections Amendment". 2. ThepeopleofthestateofMissouriherebydeclarethatitisthepublicpolicyof this state to securethe future of Missouri from foreign interference in elections, political campaigns, state sovereignty, and governance, and find that: (1) President George Washington, in his Farewell Address to the American people in 1796, warned of foreign powers which "practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion ... Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence ... a free people EXPLANATION -- …
Sponsors
- Baker, Ben (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
- : Read Second Time (H)
- : Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Common questions
- What is HJR102?
- HJR102 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2025 Regular Session): ELECTIONS.
- What does HJR102 do?
- Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to foreign influence in elections
- What is the status of HJR102?
- Introduced as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR102?
- Baker, Ben (R).
- Where is the official record for HJR102?
- On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/bill.aspx?bill=HJR102&year=2025&code=R
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