A bill to protect ballot summaries written by politicians from judicial revision passed the Missouri House, giving the secretary of state three chances to revise summaries before a judge could intervene. The legislation, a response to a previous law struck down by the state Supreme Court, aims to prevent courts from circumventing the will of elected officials. If the bill becomes law, judges would send revised summaries back to the secretary of state for approval, expanding the word limit from 50 to 100 words.