Supreme Court of Missouri / Sep 20, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Anne Coleman, Kathleen Anne Forck, Hannah Sue Kelly, and Marguerite Ann "Peggy" Forrest, Respondents, vs. John R. Ashcroft, Respondent, and Missourians for Constitutional Freedom and Anna Fitz-James, Intervenors-Appellants.
Opponents challenged the Secretary of State's certification of Amendment 3 for the ballot, arguing the initiative petition failed to disclose all statutes and constitutional provisions it would repeal and violated the single-subject rule. The circuit court agreed with the disclosure claim and ordered Amendment 3 removed from the ballot. The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed, holding that the initiative petition complied with the constitutional and statutory form requirements, did not violate the single-subject rule, and ordered Amendment 3 placed on the 2024 general election ballot.