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Bill giving secretary of state more power over ballot summaries passes committee

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SB 22 outlines a new process for changing the language that voters when voting.The secretary of state would get three opportunities to offer revisions.

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Bill to change the writing of ballot language moving through Missouri Legislature - Missourinet

A state Senate bill is moving through the House that would change the process for how amendment questions appear on election ballots. A House committee passed the measure (SB 22) to give the courts less power writing the language that describes a question on the ballot. Bill sponsor Senator Rick Bratton of District 31 in […]

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Bill giving secretary of state more power over ballot summaries passes committee

Under the bill, the secretary of state would have three chances rewrite contested ballot language before a judge does.

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Bill would increase Missouri secretary of state’s role in initiative petition process

In the spring of 2023, efforts were underway to put the question of restoring abortion access to Missouri voters. Abortion-rights supporters geared up to collect the roughly 171,000 signatures required to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Per the…

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Bill would strength secretary of state's role in initiative petition process

A bill that received a committee hearing Tuesday would make it more difficult for judges to rewrite a ballot summary.

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Columbia Missourian broke the news in Calhoun, United States on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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