(AP) -- Missouri lawmakers have proposed shortening their annual legislative session and changing how voters elect governors and lieutenant governors.
State lawmakers could submit legislation Thursday for the session that starts in January. Proposals were filed to amend the state constitution to reduce the legislative session by roughly a month-and-a-half, and to require candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket.
Dozens of measures were filed Thursday between the House and the Senate covering a slew of topics. Other proposals focused on payday loans and tax breaks to help Missourians construct storm shelters.
Legislation that is filed early gets a small head start, but that does not mean the proposals will pass.
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