Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Campaigners who last month celebrated the success of their effort to place an abortion rights referendum on November ballots in Missouri faced uncertainty about the ballot initiative Friday night, after a judge ruled that organizers had made an error on their petitions that rendered the measure invalid.
'Limbaugh accused the group of a 'blatant violation' of the constitution. Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for the group, said it 'remains unwavering in mission to ensure Missourians have the right to vote on reproductive freedom on November 5.''The court's decision to block Amendment 3 from appearing on the ballot is a profound injustice to the initiative petition process and undermines the rights of the... 380,000 Missourians who signed our petition,' said Sweet.
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