Review and approval of the summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Chris Vas amending Article V of the Missouri Constitution (2022-006).

STATED ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT February 19, 2021 OPINION LETTER NO. 12-2021 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 February 4, 2021 for our review under § 116.334, RSMo of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Chris Vas, Article V, version 2 (2022-006). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide that: appellate court (supreme court and court of appeals) judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; the term of an appellate court judge shall be reduced from 12 years to 6 years; no appellate court judge can be elected to a particular judicial seat for more than two consecutive terms; the governor fills appellate court vacancies without recommendations from the appellate judicial commission; and all judicial candidates can receive and make campaign contributions? 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 as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Very truly yours, Supreme Court Building ERIC S. SCHMITT 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Attorney General Jefferson City, MO 65102 OP-2021-016 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov