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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 2 (20-122)?

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 projectio…

October 11, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for DeeAnn Aull's initiative petition version 1 (20-121)?

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 projectio…

October 11, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for DeeAnn Aull's initiative petition version 4 (20-120)?

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 projectio…

October 10, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for DeeAnn Aull's initiative petition version 3 (20-119)?

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 projectio…

October 10, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for DeeAnn Aull's initiative petition version 2 (20-118)?

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 projectio…

October 10, 2019

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 projectio…

October 10, 2019

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 proje…

October 4, 2019

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 proje…

October 4, 2019

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 proje…

October 4, 2019

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 proje…

October 4, 2019

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 § 116.3…

September 23, 2019

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 § 116.3…

September 23, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-119)?

Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-119 (version 3) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under § 116.3…

September 23, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-118)?

Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Aull's petition 2020-118 (version 2) to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (the public education article). Form approval under § 116.3…

September 23, 2019

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 § 116.3…

September 23, 2019

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 § 116.3…

September 20, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary 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 Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's Article VIII petition 2020-110 (version 6). The petition would have established automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 automatic …

September 19, 2019

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 § …

September 13, 2019

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 § …

September 13, 2019

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 ap…

September 6, 2019

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 § …

September 6, 2019

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 st…

September 6, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note 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 State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-111 (version 7). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time st…

September 6, 2019

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 st…

September 6, 2019

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 st…

September 6, 2019

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 st…

September 6, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note 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 State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-107 (version 3). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time st…

September 6, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note 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 State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-106 (version 2). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time st…

September 6, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note 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 State Auditor's fiscal note for Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-105 (version 1). The summary projected at least $1 million in one-time st…

September 6, 2019

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 initiative…

August 30, 2019

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 stat…

August 30, 2019

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 an…

August 30, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Winston Apple's 2019 Article III initiative petition on protecting voter-approved statutes from legislative repeal (file 2020-103)?

Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Apple's Article III petition 2020-103 (a proposal addressing protecting voter-approved statutes from …

August 23, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note 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 State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Apple's Article III petition 2020-102 (a proposal addressing proportional representation for state le…

August 23, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the fiscal note for Winston Apple's 2019 Article VIII initiative petition on ranked-choice voting (file 2020-101)?

Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the State Auditor's fiscal note summary for Apple's Article VIII petition 2020-101 (a proposal addressing ranked-choice voting). The AG's review …

August 23, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-107)?

Yes, as to form. AG Schmitt approved the legal form of Sedey's voting-access petition 2020-107 (version 3) to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. Form approval under § 116.332 RSMo is pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 pro…

August 19, 2019

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 Missou…

August 9, 2019

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, …

August 5, 2019

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…

August 5, 2019

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…

August 2, 2019

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…

August 2, 2019

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…

August 2, 2019

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…

August 2, 2019

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…

August 2, 2019

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…

August 1, 2019

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 …

July 31, 2019

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