Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Jun 28, 2022
Jacob Hummel vs. John R. Ashcroft, et al.
Jacob Hummel challenged the Missouri Secretary of State's summary statement for an initiative petition, arguing it was insufficient and unfair. The trial court found the summary statement insufficient and unfair, certifying a revised version. On appeal, the Secretary of State raised three points of error, but during the appeal, the deadline for submitting signatures for the initiative to appear on the November 2022 ballot passed without any signatures being submitted. The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot and remanded the case to the trial court with instructions to vacate its judgment.