Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna regarding a proposed amendment to Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution, version 1.

MOCC ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY CHRIS KOSTER P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 January 7, 2011 OPINION LETTER NO. 4-2011 The Honorable Robin Carnahan Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Carnahan: This opinion letter responds to your request dated January 6, 2011, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Matt Cologna (version 1) regarding a proposed amendment to Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution. The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow early voting prior to federal general elections and include certain procedures relating to voter identification affidavits, voting address updates, and provisional ballots? Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Very truly yours, Chi Khi CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General www.ago.mo.gov