On April 24, Governor Kehoe signed SB 22 that will make it difficult for courts to re-write summary statements for statewide ballot measures. This change to Missouri's initiative petition process will apply to both citizen initiative petitions and constitutional amendments initiated by the legislature.

Missouri’s history contains several instances of courts determining that it was necessary to rewrite summary statements that did not accurately reflect the content of the amendment. The bill also contains several other provisions that would give politicians more discretion in writing ballot language and make it difficult for judges to rewrite deceptive descriptions.

Read a summary of the bill that opponents call the "Let Politicians Lie Act." The League's opposition is based on our position supporting adequate and factual notice of proposed public actions.