MO HB1281

Allows registered voters in fourth classification cities within charter counties of 300,000-450,000 inhabitants to submit proposed ordinances to the board of aldermen via petition signed by at least 10% of voters from the last mayoral election

Requires petitions to include the full ordinance text, signatures with addresses, and sworn attestation of signature authenticity; city clerk must verify petition sufficiency within 10 days

Board of aldermen must either pass the ordinance without alteration within 20 days or submit it to voters at the next municipal election; petitions with 25% or more signatures trigger immediate submission to voters

Ordinances approved by majority vote become valid and binding; ordinances originally proposed by petition can only be repealed by voter approval, not by the board of aldermen alone

Board of aldermen may amend petition-initiated ordinances without a public vote, provided the original purpose of the ordinance is not changed