Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Mark Reading regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 3 (2014-0026).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL O F M I SSO URI JEFFERSO N C I TY 65102 May 6, 2013 P.O.Box899 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 27-2013 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 April25, 2013, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Mark Reading regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 3 (2014- 0026). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow voters to approve or modify local taxes within their city or county on cigarettes or tobacco products, or on the selling of cigarettes or tobacco products, to be used for local health care, local public education, and local job creation programs? 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 OP-2013-0035 www.ago.mo.gov The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Attorney General OP-2013-0035