Ashley Moody defends controversial financial impact statement for abortion rights initiative
Attorney General Ashley Moody argued a state panel “was well within its authority” to redraft a new financial impact statement to go on the November ballot for the abortion rights initiative. She defended the statement, calling it “a model of clarity” in a 47-page response filed Friday evening.
The Amendment 4 campaign is suing over a controversial financial impact statement and has asked the state Supreme Court to invalidate it.
“Allowing this dodgy financial impact statement to stand only erodes trust in our electoral system,” Lauren Brenzel, Yes on 4’s Campaign Director, said previously.
Part of the financial impact statement reads: “The proposed amendment would result in significantly mo...
