47-2025: INITIATIVES.INITIATIVE PETITIONS.

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
April 9, 2025
OPINION LETTER NO. 47-2025
The Honorable Denny Hoskins
Missouri Secretary of State
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Secretary Hoskins:
This opinion letter responds to your request dated March 26, 2025 for our review
under § 116.334, RSMo of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition
submitted by Damien Johnson, 2026-029. The proposed summary statement is as
follows:
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:
•prohibit individuals from holding elected office if they have been found guilty
of or pled guilty to weapons offenses or certain violent sexual crimes;
•prohibit legislators on trial for such crimes from introducing related
legislation;
•prohibit legislators on trial for criminal or civil matters from introducing or
voting on related bills;
•require voter approval for changes to the initiative process and allow anyone
18 years of age or older to collect signatures, either as volunteers or paid in
any manner agreed with their employers; and
•prohibit campaign funds from foreign governments or campaigns?
Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the
proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no
action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement
of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its
proponents.
Very truly yours,
ANDREW BAILEY
Attorney General
OP-2025-051