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Protect Majority Rule Toolkit
NO ON AMENDMENT 4
GOTV TOOLKIT
Hi there! Welcome to NO ON 4! This toolkit was built with individuals and organizations in mind. Below, you’ll find brief explainers of the amendment, content for your social media, and email copy to send to communities.
WHAT MISSOURIANS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AMENDMENT
Amendment 4 is a permanent constitutional amendment that would make it nearly impossible for citizens to pass ballot measures.
Right now, a ballot measure passes in Missouri if it gets a majority of the votes statewide. Amendment 4 would change that.
Instead of using the total statewide vote, a measure would need to win a majority of votes in all eight of Missouri’s congressional districts in order to pass.
Under Amendment 4, your vote can be cancelled by just ONE congressional district — that means just 5% of voters could vote down what the rest of the state approves.
We should never vote to give up our own power and hand it over to politicians and the special interests who control them.
Amendment 4 takes away our power to pass laws — so politicians and special interests get all the power.
SHAREABLE POSTS
Please copy and paste the suggested content below into your favorite social media platform to share across platforms:
Vote #NOon4 to stop a politician power grab that would make it nearly impossible for citizens to pass ballot measures. | Early voting has begun in Missouri! Let’s get to the polls and vote NO on 4! |
Voting NO on Amendment 4 means keeping majority rule in our state and not giving up our power to politicians and special interests. | Amendment 4 would require ballot measures to win a majority in all 8 congressional districts. We can not let this happen; we must protect majority rule! #NoOn4 |
If it fails in one district, it fails statewide. How is that an accurate measure of our state? I’m voting #NoOn4 to protect majority rule. | |
Where will you be on August 4? We’ll be at the polls, voting NO on 4 to protect majority rule! |
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SHAREABLE GRAPHICS
SAMPLE EMAIL
Sender: [Organization Name]
Subject Line: Let’s vote.
The August 4th election in Missouri is fast approaching and the time for action is now!
Amendment 4 is on the ballot – powered by politicians and special interest groups who are aiming to take away OUR power as voters. Are you going to let them get away with this power grab?
NO ON 4 is uniting voters from every corner of the state around one simple belief: Missourians — not politicians and their special interest donors — should decide what becomes law.
We won’t let our vote be stripped away. We can only do it if you join us in voting NO on 4. If you’re ready to keep power to where it belongs — with Missourians, not politicians — vote NO on Amendment 4 by August 4.
Onward,
[Your Organization]
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