Let the people decide

Neither the Missouri legislature nor Ferguson’s elected officials have proposed real solutions to restore trust in our community. We will be using Missouri’s municipal amendment process to offer voters a real solution at the ballot box.

Our solution

The Public Video Recording Accountability Amendment To The Ferguson City Charter

Our initiative will show how police interact with civilians

Mandate all on duty police officers wear body cameras

Prohibit officers from editing or tampering with video

Require the city to share the video with the citizens who appear in the video

We protect citizens from surveillance

Require video be deleted after two years

Prohibit biometric searches

Video of police in private homes will only be available to people appearing in the video

We require accountability

All use of force incidents must be reviewed and reported to city council

All citizens complaints must be reported to the city council

Require officers and city officials take action in all cases of reportable incidents

Consequences for abuse

Establish a rebuttable evidentiary presumption in favor of municipal criminal defendants in cases of misconduct

Require misconduct actions when officers violate this amendment

Require an employee assessment report to be reviewed by the city council when an officer violates this amendment multiple times

Our path to the ballot box

Ferguson City Charter, Article XI, Section 11.12 Amendments

Amendments may also be proposed by the council or by initiative petition of not less than ten percent of the registered qualified voters of the city

Missouri Constitution Article VI, Section 20

Amendments may also be proposed by the legislative body of the city or by petition of not less than ten percent of the registered qualified electors of the city, filed with the body or official having charge of the city elections, setting forth the proposed amendment.

We are working to gather over 1,300 signatures to place this issue on the ballot. We need your help. Please contact us to volunteer or donate here.