Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Emily Waggoner amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution (18-062).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF M I SSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 6510 2 January 3, 2017 P.O.Boxaee (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 2-2017 The Honorable Nicole Galloway Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Galloway: This office received your letter of December 21, 2016, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under§ 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Emily Waggoner (18-062). The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State government expects unknown incidental costs. Local governments expect increased costs of $1,700 to $40,000 per election depending on the number of absentee voters, type of election, and election authority planning decisions. Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the initiative petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. i!i.:ly 7 t:---- c s ~J Attorney General OP-2016-0294 www.ago.mo.gov