JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Thursday that he won't appeal a judge's decision to rewrite the summary voters will see for a health insurance ballot measure, calling the judge's revised version a truer reflection of state lawmakers' intent.
Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan had asked the attorney general to challenge a court ruling that her summary was unfair and insufficient. Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green on Tuesday ordered the use of a revised summary after Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and legislative leaders filed a lawsuit challenging Carnahan's version.
Carnahan's office said the new summary is "incomplete, uninformative and a disservice to Missouri voters."
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