Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language prepared for Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Joint Resolution No. 38.

CERTIFICATE POPULI MDCCCXX ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT June 23, 2022 OPINION LETTER NO. 20-2022 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 June 7, 2022, for our review under § 116.025, RSMo, of a proposed fair ballot language for Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Joint Resolution No. 38. The proposed fair ballot language statement is as follows: A "yes" vote will amend the Missouri Constitution to allow the general assembly by law to increase the minimum funding for a police force established by the state board of police commissioners to ensure such police force has additional resources to serve its communities. Currently the only police force established by the state board of police commissioners is found in Kansas City, Missouri. A "no" vote will not amend the Missouri Constitution regarding the funding for a police force established by the state board of police commissioners. If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes. Pursuant to § 116.025, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language statement. Because our review of the fair ballot language statement is mandated by statute, no action we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the initiative petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Very truly yours, Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street ERIC S. SCHMITT P.O. Box 899 Attorney General Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 OP-2022-022 www.ago.mo.gov