Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion
December 6, 2007
Topics:
Initiative Petition. Initiatives.
Summary conclusion:
Review and approval pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo, of the fiscal note and fiscal note summary for an initiative petition regarding a proposed new chapter to Title XXXVI of the Revised Statutes of Missouri relating to abortions.
Honorable Susan Montee Missouri State Auditor State Capitol, Room 121 Jefferson City, MO 65101
JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON, Attorney General
Dear Auditor Montee:
This office received your letter of November 26, 2007, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under Section 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by the Elliot Institute regarding a proposed new chapter to Title XXXVI of the Missouri Revised Statutes. The fiscal note summary that you submitted is as follows:
It is estimated this proposal will have no costs or savings to state or local governmental entities.
Under Section 116.175, we approve the legal content and form of the fiscal note summary. Because our review of the fiscal note summary is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents.
Very truly yours,
_________________________ Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Attorney General
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