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Why did the Missouri attorney general reject Jasmine Miller's 2026 initiative petition?
The attorney general rejected the petition because it failed to comply with the form requirements in Section 116.050. The opinion did not decide whether the proposal was sufficient as a matter of subs…
Did the Missouri attorney general approve the fair ballot language for House Bill No. 1's congressional-district map?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed fair ballot language's legal content and form under § 116.025, RSMo, while stating that the approval was not an endorsement of House Bill No. 1.
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's Osage River gambling petition 2026-147?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-147 would revise Article III, Section 39(e), authorize one additional gambling location on the Osage Ri…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's Osage River gambling petition 2026-146?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-146 would allow lotteries, gift enterprises, and games of chance at one legally defined Osage River loc…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's Osage River gambling petition 2026-145?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-145 would authorize one gambling site on the Osage River within described Miller County boundaries, req…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-125?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-125 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-124?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-124 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-122?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-122 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-121?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-121 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-120?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-120 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-119?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-119 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-118?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-118 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-117?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-117 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-116?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-116 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-114?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-114 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for Mark Johnson's electoral-vote petition 2026-113?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-113 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with a proportional sys…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's initiative petition 2026-147?
The approved summary reported $2.5 million in one-time costs, $2.5 million in annual costs, $271,000 in initial fee revenue, $14.5 million in annual state revenue, and $2.6 million in annual local rev…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's initiative petition 2026-146?
The approved summary reported $2.5 million in one-time costs, $2.5 million in annual costs, $271,000 in initial fee revenue, $14.5 million in annual state revenue, and $2.6 million in annual local rev…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Andrew Prewitt's initiative petition 2026-145?
The approved summary reported $2.5 million in one-time costs, $2.5 million in annual costs, $271,000 in initial fee revenue, $14.5 million in annual state revenue, and $2.6 million in annual local rev…
Did Missouri approve the form of Andrew Prewitt's Article III initiative petition 2026-147?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Andrew Prewitt's version 3 petition 2026-147 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did n…
Did Missouri approve the form of Andrew Prewitt's Article III initiative petition 2026-146?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Andrew Prewitt's version 2 petition 2026-146 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did n…
Did Missouri approve the form of Andrew Prewitt's Article III initiative petition 2026-145?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Andrew Prewitt's version 1 petition 2026-145 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did n…
What referendum summary did Missouri approve for House Bill 1 and new congressional boundaries?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the submitted summary for referendum petition 2026-R004. The approved wording asked voters whether to approve House Bill 1, describing it as…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Richard von Glahn's House Bill 1 referendum petition 2026-R004?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for referendum petition 2026-R004. The approved summary said state and local governmental entities estimated no cost…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-144 on marijuana and hemp rights, expungement, and tax revenue?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-144 would recognize marijuana and hemp rights, require unified regulation by 2027, remove license caps …
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-143 on marijuana, hemp, THC beverages, expungement, and taxes?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-143 would recognize marijuana and hemp rights, require unified regulation by 2027, remove license and t…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-142 on marijuana rights, expungement, and tax revenue?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-142 would recognize marijuana rights, require unified regulation by 2027, remove license caps and track…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-141 on marijuana and hemp rights, expungement, and taxes?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-141 would recognize marijuana and hemp rights, require unified regulation by 2027, remove license caps …
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 3?
The approved summary reported up to $21,817 in increased annual Department of Corrections costs and an unknown impact on the Office of State Public Defender. Other state and local governmental entitie…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-136 repealing the Show-Me Sports Investment Act?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-136 would repeal the Show-Me Sports Investment Act, ending state bonds, appropriations, and tax credits…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-135 repealing the Show-Me Sports Investment Act?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-135 would repeal the Show-Me Sports Investment Act, ending state bonds, appropriations, and tax credits…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-134 on initiative and referendum rights?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary stating that petition 2026-134 would make initiative and referendum fundamental rights, set a 30-day effective date for approved m…
What fair ballot language did Missouri approve for House Joint Resolution No. 3 on ballot-measure elections?
The Attorney General approved fair ballot language describing limits on foreign funding, criminal penalties for petition-signature fraud, public hearings, approval in every congressional district for …
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Eapen Thampy's initiative petition 2026-144?
The approved summary reported a potentially significant unknown annual loss of federal funding, $51.4 million less annual state revenue, $39.4 million less annual local revenue, one-time costs of $173…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Eapen Thampy's initiative petition 2026-143?
The approved summary reported a potentially significant unknown annual loss of federal funding, $51.4 million less annual state revenue, $39.4 million less annual local revenue, one-time costs of $173…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Eapen Thampy's initiative petition 2026-142?
The approved summary reported a potentially significant unknown annual loss of federal funding, $51.4 million less annual state revenue, $39.4 million less annual local revenue, one-time costs of $173…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Eapen Thampy's initiative petition 2026-141?
The approved summary reported a potentially significant unknown annual loss of federal funding, $51.4 million less annual state revenue, $39.4 million less annual local revenue, one-time costs of $173…
Did Missouri approve the form of Richard von Glahn's version 4 referendum petition on House Bill 1?
Yes. The Attorney General approved version 4 of Richard von Glahn's referendum petition 2026-R004 on House Bill No. 1 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to appro…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Deirdre Hirner's initiative petition 2026-136?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-136. It reported unknown state costs or savings because applications, approvals, and financing wer…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Deirdre Hirner's initiative petition 2026-135?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-135. It reported unknown state costs or savings because applications, approvals, and financing wer…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-129 requiring most in-person businesses to accept cash?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the summary for petition 2026-129. It described a cash-acceptance requirement for most in-person businesses, listed transaction and counterf…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-128 capping card and payment-processing fees at 1.5 percent?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the summary for petition 2026-128. It described a 1.5 percent cap on combined card and payment-processing fees, a ban on hidden surcharges, …
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-127 imposing a 60-day deadline on business-license decisions?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the summary for petition 2026-127. It described a 60-day deadline for completed business-license applications, automatic approval after inac…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-126 requiring Ten Commandments displays in public-school classrooms?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the ballot summary for petition 2026-126. The summary described required Ten Commandments displays in public elementary and secondary classr…
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-123 on proportional presidential electoral votes?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary saying petition 2026-123 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with proportional allocation …
What ballot summary did Missouri approve for petition 2026-115 on proportional presidential electoral votes?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of a summary saying petition 2026-115 would replace Missouri's winner-take-all presidential electoral-vote system with proportional allocation …
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Richard von Glahn's initiative petition 2026-134?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-134. The approved summary said state and local governmental entities estimated no costs or savings…
Why did Missouri reject Richard von Glahn's 2026-R003 referendum petition on House Bill 1?
The Attorney General rejected referendum petition 2026-R003 as insufficient in form because House Bill 1 was not yet a law. The governor had not signed it and the time for returning it had not expired…
Why did Missouri reject Richard von Glahn's 2026-R002 referendum petition on House Bill 1?
The Attorney General rejected referendum petition 2026-R002 as insufficient in form because House Bill 1 was not yet a law. The governor had not signed it and the time for returning it had not expired…
Why did Missouri reject Richard von Glahn's referendum petition on House Bill 1 before the bill became law?
The Attorney General rejected the referendum petition as insufficient in form because House Bill 1 was not yet a law. As of the opinion date, the governor had not signed it and the time for returning …
Did Missouri approve the form of Eapen Thampy's Article XIV initiative petition 2026-144?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Eapen Thampy's version 4 petition 2026-144 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not…
Did Missouri approve the form of Eapen Thampy's Article XIV initiative petition 2026-143?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Eapen Thampy's version 3 petition 2026-143 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not…
Did Missouri approve the form of Eapen Thampy's Article XIV initiative petition 2026-142?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Eapen Thampy's version 2 petition 2026-142 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not…
Did Missouri approve the form of Eapen Thampy's Article XIV initiative petition 2026-141?
Yes. The Attorney General approved Eapen Thampy's version 1 petition 2026-141 as sufficient as to form. The Secretary of State retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-109?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-109. The approved summary said state and local governmental entities estimated no costs or savings…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-108?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-108. The approved summary said state and local governmental entities estimated no costs or savings…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-107?
The Attorney General approved the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary for petition 2026-107. The approved summary said state and local governmental entities estimated no costs or savings…
What fiscal impact did Missouri approve for Spencer Toder's initiative petition 2026-070?
The approved summary reported an unknown impact on Southeast Missouri State University, at least $427,516 in annual attorney general operating costs, and possible Legal Expense Fund costs above $1 mil…
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-109?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-109 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
Did Missouri approve the form of Jamie Howard's initiative petition 2026-108?
Yes. The attorney general approved petition 2026-108 as to form, but the secretary of state retained final authority to approve or reject it, and the opinion did not decide substantive sufficiency.
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Attorney general opinions in Missouri are written by the Missouri Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.