Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas regarding a proposed amendment to Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, version 3 (2018-316).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY JOSHUA D. HAWLEY P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 January 12, 2018 OPINION LETTER NO. 17-2018 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 January 5, 2018, 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 XIV of the Missouri Constitution, version 3 (2018-316). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to require that certain historic memorials of any age on public property, such as statues, names of schools, streets, bridges and buildings named or dedicated in honor of any historic conflict, entity, event, or figure, may not be removed, renamed, or otherwise changed in certain ways unless provided by law? 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-2018-0007 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. Very truly yours, Jhon Attorney OP-2018-0007