Bill > SB1295

This bill modifies Missouri's initiative petition filing requirements by establishing a new filing fee structure for initiative petitions. Specifically, the bill adds a provision requiring the secretary of state to collect a $1,000 filing fee for any initiative petition that addresses a subject on which the same petitioner has previously filed a petition since the most recent general election. However, the bill includes an important exemption: no fee will be charged if the petition is the first one filed by that petitioner on a particular subject. The bill also maintains existing requirements about petition formatting, such as specifying uniform page sizes, requiring the full text of proposed measures to be included, and mandating that new or deleted language be clearly marked. This change appears designed to potentially limit repeated initiative petition filings by the same groups or individuals by introducing a financial barrier to subsequent submissions on the same topic.

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