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Post-election Review of Ballot Titles

In August 2012, my blog post  “Challenges to Initiative Petitions Limited”  noted the Missouri Supreme Court  in Brown v.  Carnahan stated that  the  courts will not intervene in the initiative process  “in order to avoid encroachment on the people’s authority” but when they do  “…they  must act … Continue reading

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Adoption of Constitutional Amendment did not Change Existing Law

Surprise!  It is hard to imagine that Missouri voters would be asked to adopt a constitutional amendment in August 2014, to protect the right to keep and bear arms that did not change the Missouri Constitution. This is exactly what … Continue reading

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