Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution (2014-024).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTO RNEY GENERAL O F MISSOURI JEFFERSO N C I TY 65102 March 28, 2013 P.O.Box899 (573) 751·3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 16-2013 The Honorable Jason Kander Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Kander: This opinion letter responds to your request dated March 18, 2013, for our review under§ 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition to amend Article IX of the Missouri Constitution submitted by Marc Ellinger (2014-024). We approve the petition as to form, but§ 116.332 gives the Secretary of State final authority to approve or reject the petition. Therefore, our approval of the form of the petition does not preclude you from rejecting the petition. Because our review of the petition is simply for the purpose of determining sufficiency as to form, the fact that we do not reject the petition is not to be construed as a determination that the petition is sufficient as to substance. Likewise, because our review is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or of the objectives of its proponents, or the expression of any view respecting the adequacy or inadequacy of the petition generally. i!i:Ztr~-- Attorney General OP-2013-0016 www.ago.mo.gov