MO SJR18

Submits constitutional amendment to Missouri voters at the November 2014 general election repealing and replacing Sections 2 and 7 of Article III regarding apportionment commissions for House and Senate districts

Extends disqualification period for apportionment commission members from serving in the General Assembly from four years to six years following their appointment to the commission by the governor

Requires all commission meetings, including executive sessions, to be open to the public and establishes commissions as public governmental bodies subject to laws concerning public meetings and public records

Mandates appellate court judges appoint a backup apportionment commission if the primary commission fails to file its plan within six months, with such backup plan made available for at least one week of public comment

Specifies commissions must file tentative plans within five months and final plans within six months, with final plans requiring approval by at least seven-tenths of House commission members or at least seven Senate commission members