Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Jewell Patek to amend Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2014-028).

CHRIS KOSTER A TI'ORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 April 22, 2013 P .O.Box899 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 22-2013 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 April 10, 2013, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Jewell Patek. We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: 1. The petition is not in the form prescribed by§ 116.040, RSMo. 2. The petition does not contain "all matter which is to be deleted included in its proper place enclosed in brackets and all new matter shown underlined" as required pursuant to § 116.050, RSMo. Because of our rejection of the form of the petition for the reasons stated above, we have not reviewed the petition to determine if additional deficiencies exist. Pursuant to § 116.332.3, RSMo, the Secretary of State is authorized to OP-2013-0026 www.ago.mo.gov The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 review this opinion and "make a final decision as to the approval or rejection of the form of the petition." ei.~Ct.r ... -- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2013-0026