Show-Me Legal Check: Missouri Partisan Abortion Vote Language Crackdown

Again . . . We notice that the Missouri GOP is working hard to influence a decision by the electorate that doesn't seem to be going their way . . .

A three-judge panel of the Western District Court of Appeals found the summaries written by Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for governor in 2024, are politically partisan.

Ballot summaries are used on Missouri ballots to help voters understand sometimes lengthy and complex constitutional amendments and policy changes.

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Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A Missouri appeals court ruled Tuesday against Republican-written summaries of abortion-rights ballot measures that described several proposed amendments as allowing "dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth." A three-judge panel of the Western District Court of Appeals found the summaries written by Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for governor in 2024, are politically partisan.


Appeals court swats down Ashcroft arguments on Missouri abortion rights petitions * Missouri Independent

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote partisan ballot titles for proposals to restore abortion rights in Missouri, an appeals court ruled.

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