State lawmakers are proposing two measures that would make it harder to get ballot initiatives before voters. The bills come after voters rejected a ballot measure in November that put additional burden on signature gatherers.
That initiative would have required qualifying signatures to be collected from all 30-legislative districts, making it harder and more expensive to get measures on the ballot.
House representatives gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a similar bill that would require petitioners to collect signatures from all 15 counties.
A separate bill gaining momentum in the House would require 60% of voters to approve constitutional amendments. They currently need a simple majority to pass.
If both measures pass the House and Senate, they would go to voters in November next year.
