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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…
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…
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…
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. In a revised July 31 letter, the AG approved the proposed summary for Sedey’s version 4 petition. It lists revenue, social services, and conservation among registration sources, without saying…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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+…
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. The AG approved the legal content and form of a proposed summary for Sedey’s version 1 petition. It described automatic voter registration of people at least 16, wrong-polling-place ballot…
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…
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:…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-097?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
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…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Winston Apple’s petition 20-093?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a summary estimating no costs or savings for state and local government. The letter identifies no reason for that estimate and does not describe the…
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…
What revenue and cost effects did the fiscal note summary for Sara Baker’s Missouri petition 20-R001 describe?
The approved summary said revenues from state sources may fall by at least $4.9 million annually and federal Medicaid revenues by an unknown amount up to $7.2 billion. It also anticipated unknown…
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…
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…
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…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-083?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-082?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-081?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-080?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-079?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-078?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-077?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-076?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-075?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-074?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-073?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
What fiscal note summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 20-072?
The AG approved the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary for Sedey’s petition. It projected at least $1 million in one-time state costs, possible ongoing state costs, and specified local…
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…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Chapters 130 and 143 petition 2020-099?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition to amend Chapters 130 and 143. The letter gives no fiscal estimate or description of the proposal’s terms; the Secretary of State retained final authority.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Chapter 192 petition 2020-096?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition to amend Chapter 192. The letter does not describe the amendment’s terms, and the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject…
Why did the Missouri Attorney General reject the form of Winston Apple’s initiative petition 2020-094?
The petition lacked the required brackets for deleted text and underlining for new text. The AG rejected its form without checking for other defects; the Secretary of State retained final authority…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Winston Apple’s Article III, Section 39 petition 2020-093?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Apple’s petition to amend Article III, Section 39. The letter does not describe the proposed amendment’s terms, and the Secretary of State retained final approval…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s Article VIII petition 2020-098?
Yes. On July 3, 2019, the AG approved the form of Sedey’s version 2 petition to amend Article VIII. The Secretary of State retained final approval authority, and the AG did not decide the petition’s…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s Article VIII petition 2020-097?
Yes. On July 3, 2019, the AG approved the form of Sedey’s version 1 petition to amend Article VIII. The Secretary of State retained final approval authority, and the AG did not decide the petition’s…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Shetova Hayes’s initiative petition 2020-092?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Hayes’s petition to amend Chapter 558, while saying the Secretary of State retained final authority and that the approval did not determine the petition’s substance.
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…
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…
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…
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-076?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-076 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-075?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-075 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
Did the Missouri Attorney General approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-074?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Mary Anne Sedey’s petition 2020-074 as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it; substantive sufficiency was not decided.
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…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's first 2019 Article VIII voting petition (version 1, file 2020-072)?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved Sedey's petition 2020-072 (version 1, the lead version of a 12-version voting-access slate) as sufficient as to form under § 116.332 RSMo. Form approval is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Damien Johnson's 2019 initiative petition to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution?
No. AG Schmitt rejected the form of Damien Johnson's Article I initiative petition (file 2020-071) because it did not match the format required by § 116.040 RSMo. Under § 116.332.4 RSMo the…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for SJR 14 & 9 (extending the two-term restriction to all statewide elected officials)?
Yes. AG Schmitt approved the ballot summary statement for Senate Substitute for SCS for SJR Nos. 14 & 9, which would amend Article VII to extend Missouri's two-term restriction (currently only…
Did the Missouri AG approve the fair ballot language for SJR 14 & 9 (extending the two-term restriction to all statewide elected officials)?
Yes. AG Schmitt approved the fair ballot language for Senate Substitute for SCS for SJR Nos. 14 & 9, which would extend the existing two-term cap (currently applying only to the Governor and…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 initiative petition (version 12) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the sufficiency-as-to-form of Sedey's Article VIII petition Version 12 (file 2020-083). It is the companion to Version 11 (Opinion 105-2019). Form approval is…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 initiative petition (version 11) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution?
Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the sufficiency-as-to-form of Sedey's Article VIII petition Version 11 (file 2020-082), one of several parallel versions Sedey filed targeting election law. Form…
What does the Missouri AG's procedural form approval mean for the last of a multi-version initiative petition campaign?
The AG approved the form of Mary Anne Sedey's Version 10 initiative petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form review is a procedural gate; ballot title, signatures, and…
When a Missouri proponent files multiple versions of the same initiative petition, what does the AG's form review actually decide for each version?
The AG approved the form of Mary Anne Sedey's Version 9 initiative petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Each version of a multi-version filing gets its own independent form review.
How does the Missouri AG's form-only approval relate to whether a constitutional amendment petition will end up on the ballot?
The AG approved the form of Mary Anne Sedey's Version 8 initiative petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval is a narrow procedural check and does not put the…
What does the Missouri AG's form-only approval of an initiative petition mean, and what does it not cover?
The AG approved the form of Mary Anne Sedey's Version 7 initiative petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval is a narrow procedural check; substance, ballot title,…
What does it mean when the Missouri AG approves an initiative petition 'as to form,' and what happens next in the Missouri ballot process?
The AG approved the form of Mary Anne Sedey's Version 6 initiative petition to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval is a narrow check that does not endorse the substance…
If the Missouri Attorney General approves an initiative petition 'as to form,' does that mean the petition is constitutional or that it will be on the ballot?
No. The AG approved Mark Pedersen's Article XIV initiative petition (2020-070) as to form only. Form review checks procedural and structural requirements; it does not opine on the petition's…
What Medicaid expansion ballot summary did the Missouri Attorney General approve for Heidi Miller’s Article IV petition?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a proposed summary statement describing Medicaid expansion for people ages 19 to 64 at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, limits…
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