Review and approval of the summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Connor Toth amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution (2022-085).

STAND ORGINICY CENTED ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT March 11, 2022 OPINION LETTER NO. 10-2022 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 March 1, 2022 for our review under § 116.334, RSMo of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Connor Toth, 2022-085. The proposed summary statement is as follows: Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to: require all elections beginning in 2026 for local, state, and federal elected offices to utilize ranked choice voting; allow the number of choices a voter may rank to be no fewer than three per open seat; allow a political subdivision, special district, or county to opt out by ordinance or rule, by providing at least thirty days written notice to the election authority prior to candidate filing; and declare a candidate who receives a majority of votes to be certified the winner? 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, 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-2022-010 www.ago.mo.gov