Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Russell C. Purvis regarding a proposed amendment to Article III of the Missouri Constitution (version 1).

SALUS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY CHRIS KOSTER P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 February 4, 2011 OPINION LETTER NO. 29-2011 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 28, 2011, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Russell C. Purvis regarding a proposed amendment to Article III of the Missouri Constitution (version 1). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to reduce the number of members and districts of the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 103 beginning with the 2023 General Assembly? 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 Kahi CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2011-0039 www.ago.mo.gov