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Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Article III initiative petition on protecting voter-approved statutes from legislative repeal (file 2020-103)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Apple's Article III petition 2020-103 to amend the Missouri Constitution. The petition would have prohibited the General Assembly from altering, …
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 R…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Article III initiative petition on proportional representation for state legislators (file 2020-102)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Apple's Article III petition 2020-102 to amend the Missouri Constitution with a proportional-representation system for state legislators. Form ap…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Article VIII initiative petition on ranked-choice voting (file 2020-101)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Apple's Article VIII petition 2020-101 to amend the Missouri Constitution. The petition would establish ranked-choice voting for federal and stat…
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 petition…
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 r…
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 co…
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 proje…
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 second …
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 second …
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 petit…
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 petit…
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 pack…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 9, file 2020-080)?
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 2020-080 (version 9). Same packa…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 8, file 2020-079)?
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 2020-079 (version 8). Same packa…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 7, file 2020-078)?
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 2020-078 (version 7). The petiti…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-075)?
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 2020-075 (version 4). The petiti…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-074)?
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 2020-074 (version 3) to amend Ar…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Shetova Hayes's 2019 statutory initiative cutting the dangerous-felony first-time minimum prison term from 85% to 50% (file 2020-092)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Hayes's petition 2020-092 to amend Chapter 558 RSMo. The petition would reduce the mandatory minim…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 6, file 2020-077)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-077 (version 6) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Same pac…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 5, file 2020-076)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-076 (version 5) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. The peti…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-073)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-073 (version 2 of a 12-version slate). Same package as version 1: 16+ automa…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-072)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-072 (version 1 of a 12-version slate). The petition would establish automati…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Charles Hurth's 2019 Article VIII initiative petition (file 2020-100)?
No. AG Schmitt rejected the form of Hurth's petition 2020-100 because it failed two specific § 116 requirements: it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040 RSMo, and it did not show deletions in b…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (file 20-098)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Sedey's petition 20-098. Same projected fiscal numbers as the parallel 20-097 petition: at…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (file 20-097)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Sedey's petition 20-097. The fiscal note projected at least $1 million in one-time state c…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Winston Apple's 2019 statutory initiative creating a state-run health insurance cooperative (file 20-096)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Apple's petition 20-096. The fiscal note projected no state-government costs and possible …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Winston Apple's 2019 initiative letting Missouri cities and counties set local minimum wages above state and federal floors (file 20-093)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Apple's petition 20-093. The fiscal note projected no costs or savings for either state or…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mark Pedersen's 2019 Article XIV initiative legalizing recreational and medical marijuana with no age limits and full record expungement (file 2020-070)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Pedersen's petition 2020-070 to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. The petition would…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Sara Baker's referendum on HB 126 (the 2019 'heartbeat' abortion law, file 20-R001)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Baker's referendum petition 20-R001 on HB 126. The fiscal note projected state revenue los…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Shetova Hayes's 2019 statutory initiative cutting the dangerous-felony first-time minimum prison term from 85% to 50% (file 20-092)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Hayes's petition 20-092 (the 50%-sentence proposal). The fiscal note projected no addition…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's later-July 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 2, file 2020-089)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-089 (version 2 of the follow-on July 2019 wave). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in one-…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's later-July 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 1, file 2020-088)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-088 (version 1 of a follow-on July 2019 wave). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in one-ti…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 12, file 2020-083)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-083 (version 12, the last in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 11, file 2020-082)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-082 (version 11 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 10, file 2020-081)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-081 (version 10 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 9, file 2020-080)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-080 (version 9 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 8, file 2020-079)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-079 (version 8 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 7, file 2020-078)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-078 (version 7 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 6, file 2020-077)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-077 (version 6 in a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 5, file 2020-076)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note prepared by State Auditor Galloway for Sedey's petition 2020-076 (version 5 in a 12-version voting-access slate). The auditor pro…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 4, file 2020-075)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-075 (version 4 of a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 3, file 2020-074)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-074 (version 3 of a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 2, file 2020-073)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-073 (version 2 of a 12-version voting-access slate). Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 million in …
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 1, file 2020-072)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Sedey's petition 2020-072, the first version of a 12-version voting-access slate. Auditor Galloway projected at least $1 mill…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Mark Pedersen's 2019 Article XIV (cannabis) initiative petition (file 2020-070)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Pedersen's petition 2020-070, which would have amended Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. The auditor projected at lea…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Chapter 130/143 (public campaign finance) initiative petition (file 2020-099)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Apple's petition 2020-099 (amending Chapters 130 and 143 RSMo) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The companion fiscal note (159-2019) frames this as t…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Chapter 192 (public health co-op) initiative petition (file 2020-096)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Apple's petition 2020-096 (amending Chapter 192 RSMo, the Department of Health and Senior Services chapter) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The comp…
Why did the Missouri AG reject the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Article III §52 initiative petition (file 2020-094)?
Because the petition failed to bracket deleted text and underline new text as required by § 116.050 RSMo. AG Schmitt rejected Apple's petition 2020-094 (amending Article III, Section 52) for that draf…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's 2019 Article III §39 (local minimum wage) initiative petition (file 2020-093)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Apple's petition 2020-093 (amending Article III, Section 39) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The companion fiscal note (139-2019) confirms this is t…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's August 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 2, file 2020-098)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-098 (version 2 in a third Article VIII voting-access wave) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The Secretary of State retained fin…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's August 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 1, file 2020-097)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-097 (version 1 of a third Article VIII voting-access wave) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. Procedural review only; the Secreta…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Shetova Hayes's 2019 dangerous-felony 50%-sentence initiative petition (file 2020-092)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Hayes's petition 2020-092 (a Chapter 558 amendment cutting the dangerous-felony first-time minimum prison term from 85% to 50%) as sufficient as to form under § 11…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for SJR 14 & 9, the 2019 legislative referral imposing two-term limits on all statewide elected officials?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the fiscal note for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution Nos. 14 & 9, which would have placed a two-term…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's later-July 2019 Article VIII voting petition (file 2020-089)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-089 (the second version of a follow-on July 2019 wave) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. Procedural review only; the Secretary o…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's later-July 2019 Article VIII voting petition (file 2020-088)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-088 (the first version of a follow-on July 2019 wave of voting-access petitions) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The check is …
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 5, file 2020-076)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-076 (version 5 of the 12-version voting-access slate) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. The fiscal-note companion (126-2019) car…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 4, file 2020-075)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-075 (version 4 of the 12-version voting-access slate) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. Per opinion 146-2019, versions 3 and 4 u…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 3, file 2020-074)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-074 (version 3 of a 12-version voting-access slate; per opinion 146-2019, this version uses 16+ pre-registration without Department of Correc…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 2, file 2020-073)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-073 (version 2 of a 12-version voting-access slate) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. Form approval is procedural and not a subs…
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