Missouri Supreme Court Tosses Law on Ballot Title Cases, Ag's ...

Red state court kills Republican law undermining ballot measures

The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday unanimously struck down a state law deployed by Republicans to tamper with or adjust ballot measures to mislead voters.The Kansas City Star reports the law, which critics called the “Let Politicians Lie Act,” provided the Republican Missouri Secretary of State’s Office and the GOP Attorney General’s Office powers to meddle with the language of ballot measures with which they disagree. Over the last year, the …

Ballot title law, attorney general appeal power overturned by Supreme Court

The court unanimously found that the law was altered from its original purpose during the legislative process.

Missouri Supreme Court strikes down law on ballot title cases, special appeal power for AG

The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday threw out a law passed last year that was designed to keep politicians in control of writing ballot summaries and give the attorney general extraordinary appeal power. The bill was changed too much during…

Missouri Supreme Court strikes down law on ballot language and attorney general's special powers

Missouri Republican lawmakers pushed through the bill last year in response to the campaign for an abortion rights amendment, and to protect against lawsuits over abortion restrictions still on the books.