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Senate advances measure changing how ballot summaries are revised, creates multi-step review
Summary
Senators on the Missouri State Senate floor adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 22 that lays out a multi-step review and revision process for official ballot summaries, giving the Secretary of State multiple statutory revision attempts and setting calendar deadlines meant to protect ballot printing timelines.
Senators on the Missouri Senate floor advanced a rewritten version of Senate Bill 22 on a voice vote that sets a new multi-step process for challenging and revising official ballot summaries for statewide initiatives and constitutional amendments.
The substitute adopted by the Senate requires the Secretary of State to prepare initial summary language and gives that office repeated opportunities—three statutory revision attempts followed by court action if necessary—to correct summaries the courts find “insufficient or unfair.” The measure also sets deadlines intended to ensure that summary disputes are resolved in time for clerks to print ballots, including a 10-week (70-day) final deadline before an…
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