Petition for a Ballot Measure | Game Changers
6th Grade – 8th Grade
9th Grade – 12th Grade
English
Learn how Jonathan Gartin, a former line cook earning minimum wage, collected over 1,000 signatures and helped get paid sick leave benefits and a higher minimum wage on the ballot for Missouri voters in 2024. The Game Changers: Your Rights in Action series features personal stories of civic engagement and asks students to identify the constitutional or civic right being exercised, the civic strategy employed, and the impact of the civic action.
