Attorney General of Missouri — Opinion
April 7, 2008
Topics:
Initiative Petition Initiatives
Summary conclusion:
Review and approval of a fiscal note summary prepared pursuant to Section 116.175, RSMo 2000, regarding an initiative petition (version 3) to amend Article V, Section 25 of the Missouri Constitution.
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 March 28, 2008, submitting a fiscal note and fiscal note summary prepared under Section 116.175, RSMo, for an initiative petition submitted by Jonathan Bunch. 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.