Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Andrew Lynn amending Chapter 513, RSMo (2026-001).

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 November 19, 2024 OPINION LETTER NO. 21-2024 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 November 8, 2024 for our review under § 116.332, RSMo of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Andrew Lynn, Ch. 513, 2026-001. We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: failure to recite the full text of the measure, including by bracketing all matters to be deleted and underlining all matters to be added as required in Section 116.050.2 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, ANDREW BAILEY Attorney General OP-2024-023