2010 ballot measure litigation

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Ballot title litigation

See also: Ballot title litigation

Missouri

Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative (2010)

• Supporters of abortion rights (who are opposed to this initiative) filed a lawsuit claiming that the ballot title written by Robin Carnahan's office does not fully explain that the initiative, if approved, could bar abortions at public hospitals and possibly also put the state in conflict with Medicaid requirements.^[1]
• Missouri Roundtable for Life, supporters of the initiative, say that Carnahan's title is biased and misleading in such a way as to artifically skew public perception against the initiative.^[1]

Unconstitutional

Missouri

Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative (2010)

• Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, a group that supports stem cell research, has filed a lawsuit with Cole County, Missouri judge Patricia Joyce saying that the Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative (2010) does not follow the proper format for initiatives as laid out in the Missouri Constitution.^[1]

See also

• Post-certification signature challenge.
• Signature recovery lawsuit.
• Ballot title litigation

References

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