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Petitions to restrict the collection of taxes and to change the way some judges get their jobs made it to the Secretary of State’s office Sunday in advance of the 5:00 p.m. deadline. A group hoping to set standards for large puppy mills in Missouri was also there when the doors opened. The group Missourians for the Protection of Dogs delivered three carts full of signatures.
Cole County Judge Pat Joyce said she will decide by the end of the month whether a petition to allow voters to change the constitution to elect appellate court judges can go forward in its present form. A lawsuit challenging the initiative wants the ballot language rewritten to emphasize the potential influence of money on the judicial selection process.