by Marshall Griffin | Sep 25, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A big step back for Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over abortion ballot language. Earlier today, Cole County Judge Jon Beetem struck down language in six proposed ballot initiatives that would make most abortions legal again in Missouri. Ashcroft’s office had...
by Marshall Griffin | Jun 21, 2023 | Elections, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey continues to resist handing over the State Auditor’s cost estimates for several proposed abortion amendments to the Secretary of State’s office. Bailey bypassed the 24-hour deadline for handing over the estimated costs of...
by Mike Lear | Jul 1, 2014 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News
A Cole County judge has dismissed lawsuits challenging two issues on the August ballot, saying the deadline has passed for a court change to the ballot language of those issues as plaintiffs had hoped. The rulings deal with Constitutional Amendment 5, which supporters...
by Mike Lear | Jun 27, 2014 | Crime / Courts, Elections, News
A judge has heard the arguments of attorneys who say the language of two issues on the August ballot should be struck down, and attorneys who say it’s too late for that. The challenges are against Constitutional Amendment 5 that backers say would strengthen the...