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Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the form of initiative petition 2026-008?
Yes. Despite the archive subject line describing a rejection, the opinion text approved initiative petition 2026-008 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject…
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2026-007 to amend Article X?
Yes. The Attorney General approved initiative petition 2026-007 as to form only. The approval did not address substance or endorsement, and the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2026-006 to amend Article X?
Yes. The Attorney General approved initiative petition 2026-006 as to form only. The approval did not address substance or endorsement, and the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2026-005 to amend Article X?
Yes. The Attorney General approved initiative petition 2026-005 as to form only. The approval did not address substance or endorsement, and the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2026-004 to amend Article X?
Yes. The Attorney General approved initiative petition 2026-004 as to form only. The approval did not address substance or endorsement, and the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2026-003 to amend Article III?
Yes. The Attorney General approved initiative petition 2026-003 as to form only. The approval did not address substance or endorsement, and the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did Missouri AG Opinion 23-2024 approve Winston Apple's proposed Article III initiative petition?
The Attorney General approved the petition as to form only. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion made no finding about substantive validity or merits.
What did Missouri AG Opinion 22-2024 say Amendment 3 would do to five state abortion statutes?
The AG concluded that, if certified, Amendment 3 would generally prevent enforcement of five abortion statutes. He said they could still be enforced after viability, when a parent had not consented…
Why did Missouri AG Opinion 21-2024 reject Andrew Lynn's proposed Ch. 513 initiative petition?
The petition failed to reproduce the measure's full text with every deletion bracketed and every addition underlined as required by section 116.050.2. The AG rejected its form without searching for…
Did Missouri AG Opinion 20-2024 approve the fiscal note summary for Senate Joint Resolution 78?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the summary stating that state and local entities estimated no costs or savings. The review did not assess the estimate's fairness or sufficiency.
Did Missouri AG Opinion 19-2024 approve the fiscal note summary for Senate Joint Resolution 71?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the summary stating that state and local entities estimated an unknown fiscal impact. The review did not assess the estimate's fairness or sufficiency.
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot language for the 2024 proposal on citizenship, single votes, and ranked-choice voting?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for Senate Joint Resolution 78, while expressly stating that the required review was not an endorsement of the measure.
Did the Missouri AG approve ballot language for a constitutional amendment imposing costs and fees for sheriff and prosecutor benefits?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for Senate Joint Resolution 71, without endorsing the amendment or its sponsors' objectives.
Did the Missouri AG approve ballot language allowing lawmakers to increase minimum funding for Kansas City's police force?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for Senate Joint Resolution 38, while making clear that the review was not an endorsement.
Did the Missouri AG approve the 2024 fair ballot language for Anna Fitz-James's proposed abortion-rights amendment?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the reproduced yes, no, and fiscal statements, while disclaiming endorsement. The letter's introductory description called the proposal an Osage…
Did the Missouri AG approve ballot language for an additional Osage River gambling boat license funding literacy programs?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for initiative 2024-165, without endorsing the proposal or its objectives.
Did the Missouri AG approve the proposed sports wagering ballot language in Opinion 13-2024?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language for a sports wagering initiative. The letter expressly said the statutory review was not an endorsement of the proposal.
Did the Missouri AG approve ballot language for the proposed minimum wage and paid sick leave measure?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of proposed fair ballot language describing a minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative. The letter did not endorse the measure or establish that it…
Did Missouri’s AG endorsement follow from approving the 2024 tobacco-tax initiative summary?
No. The AG approved the legal content and form of a proposed summary statement describing an initiative to tax cigarettes for a childhood-cancer fund. The letter expressly said that this mandatory…
Did Missouri’s AG approval of the 2024 tobacco-tax petition fiscal summary confirm its dollar estimates?
No. The AG approved the legal content and form of the submitted fiscal-note summary for a proposed tobacco-tax initiative, but expressly said the review did not examine whether the estimated fiscal…
Did Missouri approve ballot wording for petition 2024-173 on county cigarette taxes?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement’s legal content and form. It described local voter authority over a county cigarette excise tax and dedicated uses of the proceeds;…
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for initiative petition 2024-173?
Yes. The attorney general approved the fiscal note summary’s legal content and form, including the submitted estimate of no state or local governmental costs or savings. The opinion expressly did…
Does a Missouri AG approval as to form make an initiative petition substantively sufficient?
No. For petition 2024-174, the attorney general approved only its form under § 116.332, RSMo. The letter leaves the Secretary of State free to reject the petition and expressly declines to determine…
Did Missouri reject the form of initiative petition 2024-173?
No. The opinion letter says the attorney general approved the petition as to form. It also says the Secretary of State retains final authority to approve or reject it and that form approval does not…
Did Missouri approve the ballot summary for a county tobacco cigarette tax petition?
Yes. The attorney general approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement for petition 2024-172. The letter expressly says this review did not endorse the petition or its goals.
Did Missouri approve the fiscal note summary for the 2024-172 local tobacco tax petition?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2024-172. The letter expressly withheld any endorsement and did not assess whether the estimated…
Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the legal content and form of a proposed ballot summary for petition 2024-171?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement for petition 2024-171, which asked about county voter control of cigarette or tobacco-product taxes.…
Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the legal content and form of a proposed ballot summary for petition 2024-170?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement for petition 2024-170. It asked about county voter control of cigarette and tobacco-product taxes and…
Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the legal content and form of a proposed ballot summary about nurses' prescribing authority?
Yes. The Missouri Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a proposed ballot statement for petition 2024-168 on advanced practice nurses' prescribing and collaboration. The letter…
Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2024-171?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for initiative petition 2024-171. The letter did not assess the fairness or sufficiency of its estimated…
Did Missouri's Attorney General reject the form of initiative petition 2024-172?
No. The official opinion letter approved petition 2024-172 as to form, but said the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it. The AG did not decide whether the petition…
Did Missouri's AG verify the no-cost estimate for initiative petition 2024-168?
No. The Attorney General approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form, but expressly said the review did not assess the fairness or sufficiency of its estimate of no state or local…
Did Missouri approve the form of initiative petition 2024-171?
Yes. The Attorney General approved petition 2024-171 as to form, but said the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it. The letter did not decide substantive sufficiency…
Did Missouri's Attorney General approve the legal content and form of a proposed ballot summary about an Osage River gambling boat?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a proposed ballot summary for petition 2024-165. The question covered one additional Osage River gambling boat license and directed…
Did Missouri approve ballot wording for an Osage River gambling boat license funding public pre-K?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a proposed summary statement for petition 2024-164. It asked about one additional Osage River gambling boat license and directing…
Did Missouri's AG approve the ballot summary for initiative petition 2024-163, and what would it have described?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary for petition 2024-163. The summary described one additional Osage River gambling boat license and…
Did Missouri's AG approve the ballot summary for initiative petition 2024-162, and what would it have described?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary for petition 2024-162. The summary described one additional Osage River gambling boat license and…
Did Missouri's AG approval of the form of initiative petition 2024-170 make the petition valid or endorse its substance?
No. The AG approved petition 2024-170 only as to form. The letter said the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the AG made no determination about the petition's…
What did the Missouri AG approve as the on-the-ballot fair ballot language for the 2020 legislative redistricting and lobbyist-gift amendment (SJR 38, later Amendment 3)?
AG Eric Schmitt approved, under § 116.025, RSMo, the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's fair ballot language statement for SS#3 SJR 38, which voters saw on the November 2020 ballot…
What was the Missouri Attorney General's role in approving the fiscal note summary for Senate Joint Resolution 38, the legislature's 2020 redistricting and lobbyist-gift measure?
Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary that State Auditor Nicole Galloway prepared for SS#3 SJR 38. The AG's approval is procedural…
What did the Missouri AG approve about the ballot language voters would see for the 2020 Medicaid expansion constitutional amendment?
AG Eric Schmitt approved, under § 116.025, RSMo, the legal content and form of the fair ballot language statement that the Secretary of State drafted for petition 2020-063, the Heidi Miller…
What did the Missouri AG decide about the ballot summary for the version 3 renewable energy initiative filed by James Owen in 2020?
AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for petition 2020-144 (a parallel version of the Chapter 393 renewable energy initiative). The…
What is the Missouri Attorney General's role when the Secretary of State sends over a proposed ballot summary for a citizen-initiated renewable energy amendment?
Under § 116.334, RSMo, the AG reviewed the Secretary of State's draft summary statement for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (Chapter 393, version 2; petition 2020-143) only for legal…
What ballot summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for the first version of James Owen's renewable energy initiative?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's version 1 petition (2020-142). The summary asked voters to amend Missouri law to raise the renewable…
Did the Missouri Attorney General sign off on the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (version 2)?
Yes. Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Owen's version 2 petition (2020-143). The summary estimated about $143,500 in annual ongoing…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the fiscal note summary for James Owen’s petition 2020-142?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the fiscal note summary’s legal content and form. The summary estimates about $147,000 in annual state costs and a possible unknown increase in electricity costs;…
Did the Missouri Attorney General sign off on the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's renewable energy initiative (version 3)?
Yes. Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the fiscal note summary's legal content and form for Owen's version 3 petition (2020-144). The estimated annual state cost was about $143,500 (matching…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Mark Parachini's fourth initiative petition (2020-148) on form grounds in February 2020?
Same defect as 6-2020. Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the petition for failing to comply with § 116.050.2(3), RSMo, the rule requiring that all new matter being added to existing law be…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Mark Parachini’s petition 2020-147 as to form?
The Attorney General found that the petition was not in the form prescribed by § 116.050.2(3), RSMo. The letter expressly did not review whether other deficiencies existed; the Secretary of State…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Mark Parachini's second initiative petition (2020-146) on form grounds in late January 2020?
Same defects as the prior filing. Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the petition because it did not follow § 116.040, RSMo's format rules and did not show deletions in brackets and additions…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject Mark Parachini's initiative petition (2020-145) on form grounds in January 2020?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the petition for two formatting failures: it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo, and it did not show deletions in brackets and additions…
What did the Missouri Attorney General decide about James Owen's renewable energy initiative petition (version 3) when reviewed for form in January 2020?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the form of version 3 of Owen's petition (Secretary's tracking number 2020-144) under § 116.332, RSMo. Like its sibling versions, the form approval was…
What did the Missouri Attorney General decide about James Owen's renewable energy initiative petition (version 2) when reviewed for form in January 2020?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the petition's form under § 116.332, RSMo. The approval did not address whether the underlying renewable energy proposal was a good idea or whether the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of James Owen's initiative petition to amend Chapter 393, RSMo (2020-142)?
Yes, as to form only. AG Eric Schmitt approved the sufficiency as to form of James Owen's initiative petition under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.332. The letter notes that the Secretary of State retains…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Winston Apple's state-run health cooperative initiative (2020-141)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. The Apple petition (2020-141) proposed amending Chapter 192, RSMo, to…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Winston Apple's initiative to restructure the Missouri legislature (2020-140)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. The Apple petition (2020-140) proposed amending Article III to cut the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Mary Anne Sedey's voter registration initiative version 2020-136?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. This Sedey petition (2020-136, version 8) proposed amending Article VIII to…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Mary Anne Sedey's voter registration initiative version 2020-131?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. This Sedey petition (2020-131, version 3) proposed amending Article VIII to…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Mary Anne Sedey's automatic voter registration initiative version 2020-139?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. This Sedey petition (2020-139, version 11) proposed amending Article VIII…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for Mary Anne Sedey's automatic voter registration initiative version 2020-138?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.334. This Sedey petition (2020-138, version 10) proposed amending Article VIII…
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