Respect Missouri Voters turns in more than 360,000 signatures to Missouri Secretary of State

By: Alison Patton

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) -- The political action committee Respect Missouri Voters submitted 362,000 signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State on Sunday for an initiative petition that would require Secretary Denny Hoskins to write clear and unbiased ballot language.

The group advocates that this amendment will make it harder for politicians to undo what Missouri voters have already approved. It would also require Hoskins to write clear, unbiased, fair, accurate and easily understood language.

"I think most voters in Missouri recognize that they've walked into a ballot box in the past and seen misleading language on their ballot, and people are frustrated by that," spokesperson Kate Catania said.

Earlier this year, Hoskins admitted to writing biased ballot language for a referendum that would put the new congressional district on the November ballot.

Respect Missouri Voters needs signatures from 8% of registered voters in six out of the eight congressional districts. Hoskins has until Aug. 4, to certify the signatures, and then it will appear on the November ballot.