Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined the Midwest March for Life on May 1 at the Missouri State Capitol. “I think regardless of what the legislature does, the people of this state – with hard work – can protect all life in this state,” Ashcroft said (Anna Spoerre/Missouri Independent).
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft decertified a ballot measure that would legalize abortion, a move aimed at blocking it from appearing on the November ballot, according to a brief filed Monday with the state Supreme Court.
Last month, Ashcroft announced the reproductive-rights proposal would appear on the ballot as Amendment 3 . But a Cole County judge on Friday ruled the amendment violated state law and shouldn’t have been certified.
That ruling is now before the Missouri Supreme Court, with a hearing scheduled Tuesday morning and a ruling expected quickly thereafter. The deadline to remove a question from the ballot is also Tuesday.
But before the Supreme Court had the chance to weigh in, Ashcroft said he had changed his mind.