JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court panel has rewritten the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with early voting.
At issue is an item on the November ballot that would authorize a no-excuses-needed early voting period for future general elections, but limit it only to business hours on weekdays.

In its ruling Monday, the appeals court panel said the summary prepared by the Legislature was misleading because it didn’t mention the early period would occur only if the Legislature and governor provide funding. The appeals court ordered additional wording to be added to the ballot summary that voters will see.
The legal challenge to the measure had been brought by an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a St. Louis civil rights leader.