Did Missouri approve the form of Andrew Prewitt's Article III initiative petition 2026-146?
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Plain-English summary
Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway approved Andrew Prewitt's initiative petition 2026-146 as sufficient as to form. The official letter identified the proposal as version 2 of an amendment to Article III of the Missouri Constitution.
The approval was limited. Under § 116.332, RSMo, the Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject the petition. The opinion also said form approval did not determine substantive sufficiency or endorse the petition's objectives.
What this means for you
Initiative petition proponents
Petition 2026-146 passed the Attorney General's form review. The opinion did not decide whether the proposal was substantively sufficient.
Missouri election officials
The Attorney General's approval did not remove the Secretary of State's final approval or rejection authority.
Ballot-measure researchers
Opinion 331-2025 records a form-sufficiency approval for version 2 of Prewitt's Article III proposal.
Common questions
Q: Was petition 2026-146 approved as to form?
A: Yes.
Q: Could the Secretary of State still reject it?
A: Yes. The opinion preserved final authority under § 116.332.
Q: Did the opinion decide substantive sufficiency?
A: No. Its review was limited to form.
Background and statutory framework
The Secretary of State requested review on November 24, 2025. The proposal was Andrew Prewitt's version 2 Article III petition 2026-146.
The Attorney General issued Opinion 331-2025 on December 4, 2025 and approved the petition as to form under § 116.332, RSMo.
Citations and references
Statute: § 116.332, RSMo.
Source
- Landing page: https://ago.mo.gov/other-resources/ag-opinions/
- Original PDF: https://ago.mo.gov/wp-content/uploads/331-2025.pdf
Original opinion text
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI
CATHERINE L. HANAWAY
December 4, 2025
OPINION LETTER NO. 331-2025
The Honorable Denny Hoskins, CPA
Missouri Secretary of State
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Secretary Hoskins:
This opinion letter responds to your request dated November 24, 2025, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Article III of the Missouri Constitution submitted by Andrew Prewitt, version 2 (2026-146).
We approve the petition as to form, but § 116.332 gives the Secretary of State final authority to approve or reject the petition. Therefore, our approval of the form of the petition does not preclude you from rejecting the petition.
Because our review of the petition is simply for the purpose of determining sufficiency as to form, the fact that we do not reject the petition is not to be construed as a determination that the petition is sufficient as to substance. Likewise, because our review is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or of the objectives of its proponents, or the expression of any view respecting the adequacy or inadequacy of the petition generally.
Very truly yours,
CATHERINE L. HANAWAY
Attorney General
OP-2025-352
Supreme Court Building, 207 W. High Street, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, MO 65102 | Phone: (573) 751-3321 | www.ago.mo.gov
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