Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed to amend Article IV, Section 30 of the Missouri Constitution (2018-333).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY JOSHUA D. HAWLEY P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 January 19, 2018 OPINION LETTER NO. 29-2018 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 10, 2018, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Steven Reed (2018-333). We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: 1. The petition is not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo. 2. The petition does not contain "all matter which is to be deleted included in its proper place enclosed in brackets and all new matter shown underlined" as required pursuant to § 116.050, RSMo. Because of our rejection of the form of the petition for the reasons stated above, we have not reviewed the petition to determine whether additional deficiencies exist. Pursuant to § 116.332.4, RSMo, the Secretary of OP-2018-0020 www.ago.mo.gov The Honorable John R. Ashcroft Page 2 State is authorized to review this opinion and "make a final decision as to the approval or rejection of the form of the petition." Very truly yours, John JOSHUA D. Rag HAWLEY Attorney General OP-2018-0020