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Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for DeeAnn Aull's initiative petition version 1 (20-117)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.175.4. The letter does not describe the initiative's subject; it reproduces the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's initiative petition version 4 (20-116)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.175.4. The letter does not lay out the initiative's full subject; it reproduces the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's initiative petition version 3 (20-115)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.175.4. The letter does not lay out the initiative's full subject; it reproduces the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's initiative petition version 2 (20-114)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.175.4. The letter does not lay out the initiative's full subject; it reproduces the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for James Owen's initiative petition version 1 (20-113)?
Yes. AG Eric Schmitt approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.175.4. The letter does not lay out the initiative's full subject; it reproduces the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-122)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-122 (version 2) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under §…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-121)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-121 (version 1) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under §…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-117)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-117 (version 1) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under §…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-120)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-120 (version 4) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under §…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of DeeAnn Aull’s Article IX petition, version 3 (2020-119)?
Yes. The Attorney General approved petition 2020-119 as to form. The Secretary of State still had final authority to approve or reject it, and the letter did not decide its substantive sufficiency…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of DeeAnn Aull’s Article IX petition, version 2 (2020-118)?
Yes. The Attorney General approved petition 2020-118 as to form. The Secretary of State still had final authority to approve or reject it, and the letter did not decide its substantive sufficiency…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 8, file 2020-112)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-112 (version 8). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 7, file 2020-111)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-111 (version 7). The petition would have established…
What ballot summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-110?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the proposed summary statement for version 6 of Sedey’s Article VIII petition. The statement describes automatic voter registration,…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 5, file 2020-109)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-109 (version 5). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-108)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-108 (version 4). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-107)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-107 (version 3). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-106)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-106 (version 2). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-105)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-105 (version 1). The petition would have established…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-115)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Owen's petition 2020-115 (version 3) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo, which regulates gas, electric, water, and sewer utilities. Form approval under…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-113)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Owen's petition 2020-113 (version 1) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo, which regulates gas, electric, water, and sewer utilities. Form approval under…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of James Owen's 2019 Chapters 393 and 386 initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-116)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Owen's petition 2020-116 (version 4) to amend Chapters 393 and 386 RSMo, which govern public utilities and the Public Service Commission. Form…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-114)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Owen's petition 2020-114 (version 2) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo, which regulates gas, electric, water, and sewer utilities. Form approval under…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 8, file 2020-112)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-112 (version 8). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-111?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the summary’s legal content and form for petition 20-111. The letter does not describe the proposal or assess the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact.
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 6, file 2020-110)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-110 (version 6). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 5, file 2020-109)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-109 (version 5). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-108)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-108 (version 4). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-107?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the summary’s legal content and form for petition 20-107. The letter does not describe the proposal or assess the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-106?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the summary’s legal content and form for petition 20-106. The letter does not describe the proposal or assess the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-105?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the summary’s legal content and form for petition 20-105. The letter does not describe the proposal or assess the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact.
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 Article III initiative petition on protecting voter-approved initiative statutes from legislative repeal (file 2020-103)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's Article III petition 2020-103. The petition addressed protecting voter-approved…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 Article III initiative petition on proportional representation for state legislators (file 2020-102)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's Article III petition 2020-102. The petition addressed proportional representation for…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 Article VIII initiative petition on ranked-choice voting for federal and statewide offices (file 2020-101)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's Article VIII petition 2020-101. The petition addressed ranked-choice voting for federal…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Winston Apple’s petition 20-103?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 20-103. The letter does not describe the petition’s substance or assess whether the estimated…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Winston Apple’s petition 20-102?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 20-102. The letter does not describe the petition’s substance or assess whether the estimated…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for Winston Apple’s petition 20-101?
Yes. The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 20-101. The letter does not describe the petition’s substance or assess whether the estimated…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 8, file 2020-112)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-112 (version 8) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 7, file 2020-111)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-111 (version 7) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 6, file 2020-110)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-110 (version 6) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 5, file 2020-109)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-109 (version 5) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-108)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-108 (version 4) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s Article VIII petition 2020-107?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Sedey’s version 3 petition to amend Article VIII. The letter gives no details of the proposed amendment, and the Secretary of State retained final form authority.
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-106)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-106 (version 2) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-105)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-105 (version 1) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Sara Baker's referendum petition seeking to put HB 126 (the 2019 'heartbeat' abortion law) before the voters?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved (as a re-issued, typo-corrected version) the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sara Baker's petition 2020-R001, a referendum on Senate…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 statutory initiative on a $5 income-tax checkoff to publicly fund clean-money campaigns (file 2020-099)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's petition 2020-099 to amend Chapters 130 and 143 RSMo. The petition would create the…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Article III petition 2020-103?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition 2020-103 to amend Article III. The letter does not describe the amendment’s terms, and the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 statutory initiative creating a state-run health insurance cooperative through the Department of Health and Senior Services (file 2020-096)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued August 5 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's petition 2020-096 to amend Chapter 192…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Article III petition 2020-102?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition 2020-102 to amend Article III. The letter does not describe the amendment’s terms, and the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Article VIII petition 2020-101?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition 2020-101 to amend Article VIII. The letter does not describe the amendment’s terms, and the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition with 16-year-old pre-registration (version 2, file 2020-098)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-098 (version 2). Like its sister version 2020-097, the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition with 16-year-old pre-registration (version 1, file 2020-097)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-097 (version 1). The petition would establish automatic voter…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Winston Apple's 2019 initiative letting Missouri cities and counties set local minimum wages above state and federal floors (file 2020-093)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Apple's petition 2020-093 to amend Mo. Const. art. III, § 39. The petition would have given any…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Winston Apple's 2019 statutory initiative on a $5 income-tax checkoff to publicly fund clean-money campaigns (file 20-099)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Apple's petition 20-099 to create the Missouri Elections Trust Fund. The fiscal note…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 2 of the second wave, file 2020-089)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued July 31 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-089 (version 2 of a…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 1 of the second wave, file 2020-088)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued July 31 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-088 (version 1 of a…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 12, file 2020-083)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued July 31 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-083 (version 12). The…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 11, file 2020-082)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued July 31 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-082 (version 11). The…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 10, file 2020-081)?
Yes, as to legal content and form (re-issued July 31 to fix a typographical error). AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-081 (version 10). Same…
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