Missouri Abortion Vote 'Decertified' Ahead Of Court Showdown

Overall this is a bad look for just about everybody involved . . .

Missouri Republicans look like they don't care much about direct Democracy whilst our progressive pals seem HYPER-FOCUSED on what is essentially the practice of human misery.

However . . . For right now . . . A legal battle is the main focus and here's the latest power move:

In decertifying the amendment, Ashcroft cited a lower court's ruling on a suit that was issued late Friday out of Cole County, saying the amendment was invalid because it did not include which laws would be repealed if passed.

The decertification sets Amendment 3 up for a state supreme court showdown with a tight turnaround - the deadline to place a measure on the absentee ballot before printing in Missouri comes at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Backers of the amendment argue it would not repeal laws but instead create a new law and supersede much of the original legislation on the books.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri secretary of state decertifies Amendment 3, removing abortion from November ballot pending state Supreme Court ruling

The deadline to place a measure on the absentee ballot before printing in Missouri comes at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Missouri secretary of state decertifies abortion amendment for November ballot

claimed that the amendment would be decertified over "serious concern about whether the proposed petition satisfies the legal requirements for adequate notice to the public."

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