Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2022-018).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT April 9, 2021 OPINION LETTER NO. 36-2021 The Honorable Nicole Galloway Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Auditor Galloway: This office received your letter of March 29, 2021, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under § 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple, 22-018. The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows: State and local governments could incur significant election-related costs of $18,000 to $38 million in one-time costs, and ongoing costs of at least $15,000 annually and at least $21,000 for each general election. Under § 116.175.4, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the initiative petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Furthermore, our review under § 116.175.4 does not examine the fairness or sufficiency of the estimated fiscal impact. Very truly yours, ERIC S. SCHMITT Attorney General Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 OP-2021-040 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov