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in November, after the state Supreme Court ruled that a measure aiming to overturn the state’s abortion law may remain on the ballot.the ballot measure did not qualify to be placed on the ballot because it did not follow state law in its signature process. The brief order from the Missouri Supreme Court ordered Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft to certify the measure for the ballot, a day after he decertified the measure based on the earlier court ruling.
“By a majority vote of this Court, the circuit court’s judgment is reversed. Respondent John R. Ashcroft shall certify to local election authorities that Amendment 3 be placed on the November 5, 2024, general election ballot and shall take all steps necessary to ensure that it is on said ballot,” the ruling from the state’s high court said.
Amendment 3 supporters Luz Maria Henriquez, second from left, executive director of the ACLU Missouri, celebrates with Mallory Schwarz, center, of Abortion Action Missouri, after the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City, Mo., ruled that the amendment to protect abortion rights would stay on the November ballot in on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. .
“The Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling ensures that Amendment 3, the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, will appear on the November ballot, giving voters—not politicians—the power to decide on this critical issue,” Missourians for Constitutional Freedom campaign manager Rachel Sweet said in a statement.Abortion will be on the ballot in various states in November through ballot measures, including in Arizona, Nevada, Maryland, Colorado, South Dakota, and Florida.
Ballot measures featuring abortion have seen a significant uptick since the 2022 Supreme Court decisions in, which returned the authority for abortion laws to the states. Since that ruling, votes on the measures have almost entirely gone in favor of abortion advocates, even in heavily
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