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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to overturn the state’s abortion ban after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared away a final effort by anti-abortion activists to block a vote on a landmark proposal enshrining a right to abortion in the state constitution.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the proposed amendment to the state constitution – called Amendment 3 – will remain on the general election ballot. The decision came less than three hours before a 5 p.m. deadline to finalize the ballot.
On Friday night, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled against the measure after anti-abortion activists filed a lawsuit seeking to toss it from the ballot. Limbaugh, an appointee of Republican Gov. Mike Parson and a cousin to the late conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, found the amendment didn’t comply with a requirement that ballot measures outline what state laws they would repeal.
Lawyers for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the main campaign in favor of the measure, swiftly appealed the decision to the Missouri Court of Appeals, which in turn handed the case to the Missouri Supreme Court.
“By a majority vote of this Court, the circuit court’s judgment is reversed,” the order said.
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Looks like the Limbaugh’s are just dead when it comes to the will of the people. Literally and legally.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the proposed amendment to the state constitution – called Amendment 3 – will remain on the general election ballot. The decision came less than three hours before a 5 p.m. deadline to finalize the ballot.
On Friday night, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled against the measure after anti-abortion activists filed a lawsuit seeking to toss it from the ballot. Limbaugh, an appointee of Republican Gov. Mike Parson and a cousin to the late conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, found the amendment didn’t comply with a requirement that ballot measures outline what state laws they would repeal.
Lawyers for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the main campaign in favor of the measure, swiftly appealed the decision to the Missouri Court of Appeals, which in turn handed the case to the Missouri Supreme Court.
“By a majority vote of this Court, the circuit court’s judgment is reversed,” the order said.
Missouri Supreme Court keeps abortion rights measure on November ballot, ending challenge — The Kansas City Star
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled over whether Amendment 3 to restore abortion rights would appear on the November 5 general election ballot.
Looks like the Limbaugh’s are just dead when it comes to the will of the people. Literally and legally.