Critics of affirmative action try again to get on Missouri ballot

Associated Press: The sponsor of an initiative limiting affirmative-action programs says he plans to submit a new version after a court ruled against his first try. A Missouri judge said last Friday that Secretary of State Robin Carnahan should have rejected the proposal because of a technical flaw in its wording. Initiative sponsor Tim Asher said Monday that he plans to fix the flaw and turn in a new version to Carnahan’s office. Doing so would require Carnahan to again approve a ballot summary for the proposal. Cole County Judge Richard Callahan ruled that the first summary prepared by Carnahan was insufficient and unfair. Sponsors hope to get a constitutional amendment restricting affirmative action on Missouri’s 2010 ballot.

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