Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Shetova Hayes to amend Chapter 558, Revised Statutes of Missouri, (2020-033).

THE SEALOF OF GREAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT JEFFERSON CITY P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 January 17, 2019 OPINION LETTER NO. 15-2019 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 7, 2019, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Shetova Hayes, (2020-033). 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. Failure to also comply with § 116.060, 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 State is authorized to review this opinion and "make a final decision as to the approval or rejection of the form of the petition." OP-2019-0005 The Honorable John R. Ashcroft 2 Very truly yours, Eric S. Schnist ERIC S. SCHMITT Attorney General OP-2019-0005