Review and approval of the legal content and form of the proposed fair ballot language prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Anna Fitz-James per amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution (2024-086).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ANDREW BAILEY Supreme Court Building 207 W. High Street P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov June 4, 2024 OPINION LETTER NO. 15-2024 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 May 23, 2024, for our review under § 116.025, RSMo, of a proposed fair ballot language for Osage River Gambling Boat License. The proposed fair ballot language statement is as follows: A "yes" vote will enshrine the right to abortion at any time of a pregnancy in the Missouri Constitution. Additionally, it will prohibit any regulation of abortion, including regulations designed to protect women undergoing abortions and prohibit any civil or criminal recourse against anyone who performs an abortion and hurts or kills the pregnant women. A "no" vote will continue the statutory prohibition of abortion in Missouri. If passed, this measure may reduce local taxes while the impact to state taxes is unknown. 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, ANDREW BAILEY Attorney General OP-2024-017