{"id":2338811,"date":"2024-09-09T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-abortion-ballot-measure-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T15:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T19:30:01","slug":"missouri-abortion-ballot-measure-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-abortion-ballot-measure-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri abortion ballot measure in jeopardy after court ruling &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-abortion-ballot-measure-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338811&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent court ruling in Missouri has \u2062put a ballot measure concerning \u200dabortion at risk of being removed from the upcoming \u200cNovember election. Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh \u2064determined that the\u2062 measure, which aims to overturn the state&#8217;s restrictive abortion law\u2014permitting\u200d abortions only in medical emergencies\u2014was not properly qualified \u2062due to issues in the signature-gathering process. Specifically, signers were not\u200c adequately informed about the existing state laws \u200dthat the measure would modify. The judge has \u200dtemporarily stayed this ruling to allow for \u2063an appeal, \u200cwith the\u2064 deadline approaching for the printing\u200b of ballots.<\/p>\n<p>The organization advocating for the measure, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, has expressed its intent to contest the ruling, emphasizing the importance of\u200b voter representation\u2064 on this\u2063 critical\u2064 issue and condemning\u200b the court&#8217;s\u200d decision as unjust. The Missouri Supreme Court\u2063 is expected\u2064 to review the \u200bcase shortly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Missouri abortion ballot measure in jeopardy after court ruling<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1756910\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ballot measures on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">abortion<\/a> will appear before voters in various states in November, but in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">Missouri<\/a>, the qualified measure could be booted from the ballot before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Election Day\">Election Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Friday, Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled that a ballot measure seeking to overturn the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-advocates-bring-new-lawsuits-against-texas-pro-life-law\/\" title=\"Abortion Advocates Bring New Lawsuits Against Texas Pro-Life Law\">current abortion law<\/a> that only allows abortion for medical emergencies was not qualified to be placed on the ballot because it did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-to-withhold-funding-if-local-school-boards-maintain-unlawful-mask-orders\/\" title=\"Fla. to withhold funding if local school boards maintain unlawful mask orders\">follow state law<\/a> in its signature process. Specifically, signatories weren&rsquo;t informed of each of the state laws that would be undone by the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Limbaugh stayed the decision that found the initiative petition insufficient until Tuesday in order to allow defendants to appeal the ruling before the deadline for Missouri&rsquo;s secretary of state to print ballots for the November election.<\/p>\n<p>Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskans-could-repeal-ranked-choice-voting-in-november-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Alaskans could repeal ranked choice voting in November - Washington Examiner\">main group backing<\/a> the ballot measure, appealed the decision, seeking a &ldquo;swift resolution&rdquo; to the legal challenges before the ballot deadline on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The court&rsquo;s decision to block Amendment 3 from appearing on the ballot is a profound injustice to the initiative petition process and undermines the rights of the 380,000 Missourians who signed our petition demanding a voice on this critical issue,&rdquo; Missourians for Constitutional Freedom campaign manager Rachel Sweet <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Missourians4CF\/status\/1832244068711084388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in appeal of the Friday ruling on Tuesday morning, ahead of the deadline later that day marking the last day the ballot measure could be removed from the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>If allowed on the ballot and passed by voters, the measure would instead restrict the state government from making laws on the matter but allow it to pass a law banning abortion after fetal viability with exceptions for the mother&rsquo;s life or physical or mental health. Anti-abortion advocates say measures that include exceptions to allow abortion to protect the mental health of the mother open the door for little-to-no restrictions on the termination of a pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The measure will only need a simple majority to pass if it is kept on the ballot. Other states where abortion will be up for a vote include Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, Colorado, South Dakota, and Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion ballot measures since the 2022 Supreme Court decisions in&nbsp;<em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/em>, which returned the authority to write abortion laws to the states, have almost entirely gone in favor of abortion rights advocates, even in heavily Republican states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1756910\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1756910\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri&#8217;s abortion ballot initiative faces uncertainty following a court ruling. While several states will present abortion-related measures to voters in November, Missouri&#8217;s qualified measure may be removed from the ballot prior to Election Day. On Friday, Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh determined that the initiative aimed at reversing the state&#8217;s current abortion law\u2014 which permits abortions only in medical emergencies\u2014was not eligible for the ballot due to noncompliance with state signature requirements. Specifically, those who signed were not adequately informed about all state laws that would be affected by this measure. Limbaugh has temporarily paused his ruling until Tuesday, allowing for an appeal before Missouri\u2019s secretary of state must finalize ballots for the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>The primary organization supporting this measure, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, has appealed the decision and is seeking a quick resolution to these legal issues before Tuesday\u2019s deadline. Campaign manager Rachel Sweet expressed that blocking Amendment 3 from appearing on the ballot is a significant injustice and undermines the rights of over 380,000 Missourians who signed in support of it.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri Supreme Court is set to hear arguments regarding this appeal on Tuesday morning, just ahead of the cutoff time when measures can still be removed from November&#8217;s ballot. If it remains on and is approved by voters, this measure would limit state government authority over abortion laws while permitting legislation that bans abortions after fetal viability with exceptions concerning maternal health or life.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents argue that provisions allowing abortions based on mental health could lead to minimal restrictions on pregnancy terminations. The measure requires only a simple majority vote if it stays on the ballot. Other states voting on abortion measures include Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, Colorado, South Dakota, and Florida. Since last year&#8217;s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization\u2014which returned control over abortion legislation to individual states\u2014most recent initiatives have favored pro-abortion rights advocates even in traditionally Republican areas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2338812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/missouri-abortion-ballot-measure.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,32912,33740,8584],"class_list":["post-2338811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-ballot-measure","tag-court-ruling","tag-missouri"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/missouri-abortion-ballot-measure.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}