Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Tohlei Dumizo amending the Missouri Constitution (2022-087).

STAND POPULI ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT March 2, 2022 OPINION LETTER NO. 9-2022 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 18, 2022 for our review under § 116.332, RSMo of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Tohlei Dumizo, 2022-087. We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: 1. 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 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, ERIC S. SCHMITT Attorney General Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 OP-2022-009 www.ago.mo.gov