Harris v. Hoskins, SC101806

… The Supreme Court of Missouri en banc found that the Secretary failed to comply with statutory requirements by not stating any reasons for insufficiency in his certificate, thus preserving nothing for appellate review. The Court further held that hypothetical constitutional violations, which might arise only if the amendment were adopted, are not ripe for pre-election review. The Court rejected the Secretary’s claims regarding single-article and single-subject violations as meritless and determined he lacked authority to vacate the certified ballot title and issue a new one. The Court reversed the circuit court’s judgment, ordered the Secretary to issue a certificate of sufficiency for the initiative petition, to place it on the November 2026 ballot with the original ballot title, and to take all necessary steps to ensure its inclusion before September 8, 2026. </p> </div> <div class="-display-flex align-right"> <a href="javascript:void(0)" id="summary-read-more" data-directive="j-expand" data-section="diminished-text" data-collapsed_class="-collapsed" data-expanded_class="-expanded" data-collapsed_text="<span></span>Read more" data-expanded_text="<span></span>Collapse Summary">Read more</a> </div> <strong class="heading-6 has-margin-top-30 hidden" data-subscribed="0"> …