Missouri House passes bill limiting judges’ power to rewrite ballot summaries

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 559

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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A bill to protect ballot summaries written by politicians from judicial revision passed the Missouri House on Wednesday, as lawmakers moved to restore a law struck down earlier this year by the state Supreme Court.

The legislation would give the secretary of state three chances to revise ballot summaries found to be insufficient or unfair before a judge could take over the job. And if the trial court judgment is overturned on appeal, …

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