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Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Pauly Lentz initiative petition to amend Chapter 128, RSMo?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Pauly Lentz initiative petition (2020-058), which proposed to amend Chapter 128 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. The petition did not bracket…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for the Apple capital-gains-tax petition funding 90% wind and solar electricity?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for the Winston Apple initiative petition (2020-048), which proposed amending Chapters 143 and 286 of the Revised Stat…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Mark Pedersen petition to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt rejected the form of the Mark Pedersen initiative petition (2020-057), which proposed to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition did not brac…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Shetova Hayes initiative petition to amend Chapter 558 of the Revised Statutes?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the form of the Shetova Hayes initiative petition (2020-056), which proposed to amend Chapter 558 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (criminal sentencing). § 11…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Steven Reed initiative petition to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution?
Attorney General Eric Schmitt approved the form of the Steven Reed initiative petition (2020-055), which proposed to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution (Bill of Rights). § 116.332 leaves fin…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's ballot summary for the Winston Apple petition to shrink the House and adopt party-list voting?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Winston Apple's initiative petition (2020-046, version 2), which would have amended Article I…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Christopher Pieper initiative petition to amend Article VI (2020-054)?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the form of Christopher Pieper's initiative petition (2020-054), which proposed to amend Article VI of the Missouri Constitution. Article VI covers local government, coun…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Heidi Miller initiative petition to amend Chapter 208 (2020-053)?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the form of Heidi Miller's initiative petition (2020-053), which proposed to amend Chapter 208, Revised Statutes of Missouri (which governs public assistance and Medicaid…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Heidi Miller initiative petition to amend Article IV (2020-052)?
No. The Missouri AG rejected the form of Heidi Miller's initiative petition (2020-052), which would have amended Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, because the petition was not in the form presc…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Mark Pedersen petition to amend Article XVI (2020-051)?
No. The Missouri AG rejected the form of Mark Pedersen's initiative petition (2020-051) to amend Article XVI of the Missouri Constitution because the petition did not show deletions in brackets and ne…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Jackie Johnson initiative petition (2020-050)?
No. The Missouri AG rejected the form of Jackie Johnson's initiative petition (2020-050) on two grounds: (1) the petition was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo (structural form requirement…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Winston Apple initiative petition to amend Chapters 143 and 286 (version 2020-049)?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the form of Winston Apple's initiative petition (2020-049), which proposed to amend Chapter 143 (Income Tax) and Chapter 286 (Labor and Industrial Relations) of the Revis…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of the Winston Apple initiative petition to amend Chapters 143 and 286 (2020-048)?
Yes. The Missouri AG approved the form of Winston Apple's initiative petition (2020-048), which proposed to amend Chapter 143 (Income Tax) and Chapter 286 (Labor and Industrial Relations) of the Revis…
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Winston Apple's version-2 Article III initiative petition 2020-046?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-046, version 2, which proposed to amend Article III (the Legislative Department) of the Missouri Constitution. Approval is for…
Did the Missouri AG approve the Secretary of State's ballot summary for Rik Combs's Article X personal-property-tax petition 2020-038?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the summary statement the Secretary of State prepared for Rik Combs's initiative petition 2020-038. The summary asked voters whether Missouri should …
Did the Missouri AG approve the form of Christopher Pieper's initiative petition 2020-042 to restructure local government under Article VI?
Yes. The AG approved the form of Christopher Pieper's initiative petition 2020-042, which proposed to amend Article VI of the Missouri Constitution. Approval is procedural form review only. § 116.332 …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's Article III petition 2020-032 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-032. The statement matches the parallel 2020-030 summary (Op. 47-2019), asking…
Why did the Missouri AG reject Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-041?
Rejected for the same technical-form failure as petition 2020-040. The AG concluded petition 2020-041 did not include deletions in brackets and additions underlined as required by § 116.050, RSMo. Bec…
Why did the Missouri AG reject Winston Apple's initiative petition 2020-040?
Rejected for technical-form failure. The AG concluded petition 2020-040 did not include 'all matter which is to be deleted included in its proper place enclosed in brackets and all new matter shown un…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's Article III petition 2020-030 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-030. The statement asked voters whether to amend the Missouri Constitution to …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Gerald Peterson's petition 2020-027 expanding Medicaid and family-planning funding?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 2020-027. The statement asked voters whether to amend Chapter 208 of RSMo to (1) e…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Gerald Peterson's petition 2020-026 reinstating the corporate franchise tax?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Gerald Peterson's initiative petition 2020-026. The statement asked voters whether to amend Chapter 147 of RSMo to reins…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Damien Johnson's earlier Article III petition 2020-025 on initiative-process reforms?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the summary statement for Damien Johnson's initiative petition 2020-025, the earliest in his series of Article III initiative-process reform petitions. The package is …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Patricia Thomas's Article V petition 2020-024 (version 2) making appellate judges run in nonpartisan-but-endorsable elections?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 2020-024, version 2. This version (paired with the more strictly partisan version …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Patricia Thomas's Article V petition 2020-023 making appellate judges run in partisan elections?
Yes. The AG approved the form of the Secretary of State's summary statement for Patricia Thomas's initiative petition 2020-023, version 1. The statement asked voters whether to amend Article V of the …
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Carlton McRoberts 'Miranda Rights' initiative petition version 2 (2020-037)?
No. The AG concluded the petition had to be rejected because it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo, and did not show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined as required by § 116…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Carlton McRoberts 'Miranda Rights' initiative petition (2020-036)?
No. The AG concluded the petition had to be rejected because it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo, and did not show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined as required by § 116…
Did Missouri's AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for the Michael Louis labor-union initiative petition version 4 (2020-015)?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for the 2020-015 version 4 petition, which would have asked Missouri voters to amend Article I of…
Did Missouri's AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for the Michael Louis labor-union initiative petition version 3 (2020-014)?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for the 2020-014 version 3 petition, which would have asked Missouri voters to amend Article I of…
Did Missouri's AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for the Michael Louis labor-union initiative petition version 2 (2020-013)?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for the 2020-013 version 2 petition, which would have asked Missouri voters to amend Article I of…
Did Missouri's AG approve the Secretary of State's summary statement for the first Michael Louis labor-union initiative (Petition 2020-012)?
Yes. The AG approved the legal content and form of the Secretary of State's proposed summary statement for Petition 2020-012, version 1, which asked voters whether they wanted to prohibit any law rest…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Winston Apple initiative petition to amend Article III, version 2 (Petition 2020-035)?
No. The AG rejected the form because the petition did not show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined as required by § 116.050, RSMo. Same defect as version 1, opinion 16-2019.
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Winston Apple initiative petition to amend Article III (Petition 2020-034, version 1)?
No. The AG rejected the form because the petition did not show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined as required by § 116.050, RSMo. The Secretary of State retains final authority under § 11…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Shetova Hayes initiative petition to amend Chapter 558, RSMo (Petition 2020-033)?
No. The AG rejected the form because the petition was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo, and did not comply with § 116.060, RSMo. The Secretary of State retains final authority under § 116…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of the Damien Johnson initiative petition for amending Article III (2020-032)?
Yes. The AG approved the petition's form under § 116.332, RSMo. The approval is not a determination on substance or an endorsement; under § 116.332, the Secretary of State has final authority to appro…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of Theodis Brown's initiative petition to amend Chapter 320 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (Petition 2020-031)?
No. The AG rejected the petition because it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo, and did not show deletions in brackets and new matter underlined. The Secretary of State retains final au…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of Damien Johnson's initiative petition to amend Article III of the Missouri Constitution (Petition 2020-030)?
Yes. The AG approved the petition's form under § 116.332, RSMo. The subject line says 'rejection' but the body of the letter approves the form. The body governs. The Secretary of State has final autho…
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of Rik Combs's initiative petition to amend Article X of the Missouri Constitution (Petition 2020-029)?
No. The AG rejected the petition because it was not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo. The Secretary of State retains final authority under § 116.332.4.
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of Gerald Peterson's initiative petition to amend Chapter 208 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (Petition 2020-027)?
Yes. The AG approved the petition's form under § 116.332, RSMo. The approval does not speak to substance and does not preclude the Secretary of State from rejecting the petition.
Did Missouri's AG approve the form of Gerald Peterson's initiative petition to amend Chapter 147 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (Petition 2020-026)?
Yes. The AG approved the petition's form under § 116.332, RSMo. The approval does not speak to substance and does not preclude the Secretary of State from rejecting the petition. Final authority on fo…
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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.