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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (r) issued an opinion on the passage of Amendment 3 (women’s reproductive health and abortion rights) which passed on the November ballot.

State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024
Unofficial Results
as of 11/27/2024 2:54:01 PM

Constitutional Amendment 3 3572 of 3572 Precincts Reported
YES 1,527,096 51.605%
NO 1,432,084 48.395%
Total Votes: 2,959,180

The letter:

AGOpinionMissouri22-2024

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…This opinion letter provides an assessment of the legal effect of Amendment 3 on five statutes. Although the Secretary of State has note yet certfied the results of the election, the unofficial results show that Amendment 3 was adopted – just barely – by a margin of 3%. In contest where the “yes” side was able in effect to rewrite the ballot summary language, received tens of millions in funding from out of state, and outspent the “no” side 6 to 1, this tight margin suggests the result may be very different if a future constitutional amendment is put up for a vote…

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3.21%.

Donald Trump won the popular vote – just barely – by a margin of 1.6%. Now what, Andrew?

Missouri courts effectively stated you were a moron. Rewrite that.

Out-of-state money? How convenient. Citizens United finally bites you all in the ass.

Outspent 6 to 1? Someone wanted it more, eh?

What a tool.