Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Mark Parachini (2020-148).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURl ERIC SCHMITT February 3, 2020 OPINION LETTER NO. 7-2020 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 24, 2020, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Mark Parachini, (2020-148). We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: 1. The petition is not 1n the form prescribed by § 116.050.2(3), 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." Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov Very truly yours, ERIC S. SCHMITT Attorney General OP-2020-0007