Court Opinion

ID: 3538355
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-05 22:50:59.183042+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:40:57.028040
License: Public Domain

Dear Secretary Carnahan:
This opinion letter responds to your request dated September 2, 2011, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Dan Viets (version 2).
We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons:
  1. The petition is not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo.
  2. 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 if additional deficiencies exist. Pursuant to § 116.332.3, 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, _________________________  CHRIS KOSTER
Attorney General *Page 1