A property rights group has asked the Secretary of State to let it circulate two petitions prohibiting the use of eminent domain for private development, and taking of private property for eradication of “blight.” The Missouri Citizens for Property Rights hopes both proposals can go on the November ballot. Several proposals are in the Legislature this year, but petition drive leaders say they can’t wait for the Legislature to decide what it will do. One of the issues before lawmakers is a re-defintion of “blight.”
