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Did Missouri approve the summary statement for Jamie Howard's initiative and referendum protections proposal?
Yes. The attorney general approved the proposed summary statement's legal content and form; it addressed initiative and referendum protections, supermajority votes, election timing, ballot language, a…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Deirdre Hirner's 2019 recreational marijuana initiative petition (2020-125)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's draft summary statement for Hirner's Article XIV petition (2020-125), which would have legalized personal recreational m…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-121)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Aull's Article IX petition 2020-121 (version 1). The petition would have authorized the General As…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-120)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Aull's Article IX petition 2020-120 (version 4). The petition would have authorized the General As…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-119)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Aull's Article IX petition 2020-119 (version 3). The petition would have authorized the General As…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-118)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Aull's Article IX petition 2020-118 (version 2). The petition would have authorized the General As…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for DeeAnn Aull's 2019 Article IX education-funding initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-117)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Aull's Article IX petition 2020-117 (version 1). The petition would have authorized the General As…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 renewable-energy-standard initiative petition (version 4, file 2020-116)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's petition 2020-116 (version 4) to amend Chapters 393 & 386 RSMo. The petition would raise Mi…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 renewable-energy-standard initiative petition (version 3, file 2020-115)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's petition 2020-115 (version 3) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo. The petition would raise Missouri'…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 renewable-energy-standard initiative petition (version 2, file 2020-114)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's petition 2020-114 (version 2) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo. The petition would raise Missouri'…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for James Owen's 2019 Chapter 393 renewable-energy-standard initiative petition (version 1, file 2020-113)?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Owen's petition 2020-113 (version 1) to amend Chapter 393 RSMo. The petition would raise Missouri'…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Sara Baker's referendum petition seeking to put HB 126 (the 2019 'heartbeat' abortion law) before the voters?
Yes, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved (as a re-issued, typo-corrected version) the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sara Baker's petition 2020-R001, a referendum on Senate S…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 1 of the second wave, file 2020-088)?
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 2020-088 (version 1 of a second …
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 12, file 2020-083)?
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 2020-083 (version 12). The petit…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 11, file 2020-082)?
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 2020-082 (version 11). The petit…
Did the Missouri AG approve the ballot summary for Mary Anne Sedey's 2019 Article VIII voting-access initiative petition (version 10, file 2020-081)?
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 2020-081 (version 10). Same pack…
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 packa…
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 packa…
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 petiti…
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, 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 2020-075 (version 4). The petiti…
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 Ar…
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 minim…
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 pac…
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 peti…
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+ automa…
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, as to legal content and form. AG Schmitt approved the Secretary of State's summary statement for Sedey's petition 2020-072 (version 1 of a 12-version slate). The petition would establish automati…
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 would…
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 Governo…
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 Treasurer…
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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.