Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Emily Waggoner to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution (2018-061).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL O F MISSO URI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 3, 2017 P.O.Box899 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 24-2017 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 December 22, 2016, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Emily Waggoner regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article I of the Missouri Constitution (2018-061). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: • prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, color, age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry; and • exempt entities owned and operated by religious organizations? 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 OP-2016-0318 www.ago.mo.gov The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. &:z~.r~-- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2016-0318