Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas regarding a proposed amendment to Article I, Section 8 of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (2018-306).

JOSHUA D. HAWLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 5, 2018 P.O. Box 899 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 2-2018 The Honorable John R. Ashcroft Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Ashcroft: This opinion letter responds to your request dated December 28, 2017, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Patricia Thomas regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article I, Section 8 of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (2018-306). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide that the freedom of speech protects every worker from being forced to join a union (labor organization) or pay a fee to a union in order to gain or keep a job? 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-2017-0442 www.ago.mo.gov The Honorable John R. Ashcroft Page 2 as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. OP-2017-0442