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The Missouri Court of Appeals provided ballot summaries for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom that were much more favorable than what Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote.
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The Missouri Secretary of State's language for reproductive rights ballot issues has been savaged by two courts, most recently when the Western District Court of Appeals unanimously ruled his summaries are “replete with politically partisan language." Ashcroft called the lower court decisions "inappropriate."
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Missouri heads to trial over voter ID law accused of disenfranchising elderly and disabled residentsA trial starting Friday will be the third time Missouri courts have weighed the merits of a law intended to combat fraud against right to vote without interference. Twice before, Missouri's photo ID requirements have been struck down as violations of the state’s constitution.
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A Missouri appeals court ruled that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's titles for six abortion-rights ballot issues were "replete with politically partisan language." Even though the proposed constitutional amendments cover all aspects of reproductive health care, Ashcroft's titles had a single-minded focus on abortion.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City is weighing a pair of cases relating to a ballot initiative that would amend the Missouri Constitution to establish a right to abortion. The court is expected to rule soon.
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The Secretary of State is appealing a Sept. 25 ruling striking down the ballot language he wrote for six proposed constitutional amendments on abortion. A Cole County judge ruled that Ashcroft's summary was argumentative and biased.
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In a ruling Monday, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem wrote that the summaries crafted by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft were "argumentative" or unfairly biased against the abortion rights ballot initiatives, and ignored their protections for contraceptives.. Beetem rewrote each of the six ballot summaries himself.
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A judge heard arguments over a series of proposed amendments to Missouri's constitution seeking to legalize abortion, this time over the ballot language proposed by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. The ACLU argued that Ashcroft's summary was biased against the amendments, like a "referee playing for one of the teams."
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With Missouri's 2024 primaries less than a year away, political hopefuls are attempting to sway voters into their corners ahead of the election.
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A resolution passed by the St. Charles County Council requests the public library cut out “political agendas” from library spending, stop board members from posting political messages online, give up its membership from the Urban Library Council, enforce its dress code and open doors on Sundays.
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A new statewide rule introduced by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has librarians concerned for their ability to curate their collections in a way that serves the entire community.
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote in the official ballot language for a proposed abortion rights amendment that it would “allow for dangerous, unregulated, and unrestricted abortions." The ACLU sued, saying that the description was "misleading" and unfairly biased against the initiative.