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1	1		FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2		-	[PERFECTED]
3	2		HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
4	3		HOUSEBILLNOS.575&551
5	4		103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
6		-	1511H.~~02P~~ JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
	5	+	1511H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
7	6		ANACT
8	7		Torepealsections116.030,116.040,116.050,116.080,116.090,116.110,116.130,116.153,
9	8		116.190,116.200,116.332,and116.334,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwelve
10	9		newsectionsrelatingtoinitiativepetitionsandreferendums,withpenaltyprovisions.
11	10		BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
12	11		SectionA.Sections116.030,116.040,116.050,116.080,116.090,116.110,116.130,
13	12		2116.153,116.190,116.200,116.332,and116.334,RSMo,arerepealedandtwelvenew
14	13		3sectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections116.030,116.040,116.045,116.050,
15	14		4116.080,116.090,116.110,116.130,116.190,116.200,116.332,and116.334,toreadas
16	15		5follows:
17	16		116.030.Thefollowingshallbesubstantiallytheformofeachpageofreferendum
18	17		2petitionsonanylawpassedbythegeneralassemblyofthestateofMissouri:
19	18		3 County______
20	19		4 PageNo.______
21	20		5 ItisaclassAmisdemeanorpunishable,notwithstandingtheprovisions
22	21		6 ofsection[560.021] 558.002, RSMo,tothecontrary,foratermof
23	22		7 imprisonmentnottoexceedoneyearinthecountyjailorafinenotto
24	23		8 exceedtenthousanddollarsorboth,foranyonetosignanyreferendum
25	24		9 petitionwithanynameotherthanhisorherown,orknowinglytosign
26	25		10 hisorhernamemorethanonceforthesamemeasureforthesame
27	26		11 election,ortosignapetitionwhensuchpersonknowsheorsheisnota
28	27		12 registeredvoter.
29	28		13 PETITIONFORREFERENDUM
	29	+	14 TotheHonorable______,SecretaryofStateforthestateofMissouri:
30	30		EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31		-	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 14 TotheHonorable______,SecretaryofStateforthestateofMissouri:
32		-	15 We,theundersigned,registeredvotersofthestateofMissouriand___
	31	+	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 We,theundersigned,registeredvotersofthestateofMissouriand___
33	32		16 ___County(orCityofSt.Louis),respectfullyorderthattheSenate(or
34	33		17 House)BillNo.______entitled(titleoflaw),passedbythe______
35	34		18 generalassemblyofthestateofMissouri,atthe______regular(or
36	35		19 special)sessionofthe______generalassembly,shallbereferredtothe
37	36		20 votersofthestateofMissouri,fortheirapprovalorrejection,atthe
38	37		21 generalelectiontobeheldonthe______dayof______,______,
39	38		22 unlessthegeneralassemblyshalldesignateanotherdate,andeachfor
40	39		23 himselforherselfsays:Ihavepersonallysignedthispetition;Iama
41	40		24 registeredvoterofthestateofMissouriand______County(orCityof
42	41		25 St.Louis);myregisteredvotingaddressandthenameofthecity,town
43	42		26 orvillageinwhichIlivearecorrectlywrittenaftermyname.
44	43		27 (OfficialBallottitle)______
45	44		28 CIRCULATOR'SAFFIDAVIT
46	45		29 StateOfMissouri,
47	46		30 CountyOf______
48	47		31 I,______,beingfirstdulysworn,say(printortypenamesofsigners)
49	48		NAME
50	49		DATE
51	50		SIGNED
52	51		32 REGISTERED
53	52		33 VOTING
54	53		34 ADDRESS
55	54		ZIP
56	55		CODE
57	56		CONGR.
58	57		DIST.NAME
59	58		35 (Signature) (Street)(City, (Printedor
60	59		36 TownorVillage) Typed)
61	60		37 (Herefollownumberedlinesforsigners)
62	61		38 signedthispageoftheforegoingpetition,andeachofthemsignedhis
63	62		39 orhernametheretoinmypresence;Ibelievethateachhasstatedhisor
64	63		40 hername,registeredvotingaddressandcity,townorvillagecorrectly,
65	64		41 andthateachsignerisaregisteredvoterofthestateofMissouriand__
66	65		42 ____County.FURTHERMORE,IHEREBYSWEARORAFFIRM
67	66		43 UNDERPENALTYOFPERJURYTHATALLSTATEMENTS
68	67		44 MADEBYMEARETRUEANDCORRECTANDTHATIHAVE
69	68		45 NEVERBEENCONVICTEDOF,FOUNDGUILTYOF,ORPLED
70	69		46 GUILTYTOANYOFFENSEINVOLVINGFORGERY.
71	70		47 Ihavemetthequalificationsofsection116.080andamatleast18
72	71		48 yearsofage.Ido______donot______(checkone)expecttobepaid
73	72		49 forcirculatingthispetition.Ifpaid,listthepayer______
74		-	~~HCSHBs575&551 2~~ 50 _______________
75		-	51 SignatureofAffiant
	73	+	50 _______________
	74	+	HCSHBs575&551 2 51 SignatureofAffiant
76	75		52 (Personobtainingsignatures)
77	76		53 _______________
78	77		54 (PrintedNameofAffiant)
79	78		55 _______________
80	79		56 AddressofAffiant
81	80		57 Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis______dayof______,A.D._
82	81		58 _____
83	82		59 _______________
84	83		60 SignatureofNotary
85	84		61 AddressofNotary
86	85		62 NotaryPublic(Seal)
87	86		63 Mycommissionexpires______
88	87		64
89	88		65Ifthisformisfollowedsubstantiallyandtherequirementsof[section] sections116.045,
90	89		66116.050, and[section] 116.080aremet,itshallbesufficient,disregardingclericalandmerely
91	90		67technicalerrors.
92	91		116.040.Thefollowingshallbesubstantiallytheformofeachpageofeachpetition
93	92		2foranylaworamendmenttotheConstitutionofthestateofMissouriproposedbythe
94	93		3initiative:
95	94		4 County______
96	95		5 (Optional)PageNo.______
97	96		6 ItisaclassAmisdemeanorpunishable,notwithstandingtheprovisions
98	97		7 ofsection[560.021] 558.002, RSMo,tothecontrary,foratermof
99	98		8 imprisonmentnottoexceedoneyearinthecountyjailorafinenotto
100	99		9 exceedtenthousanddollarsorboth,foranyonetosignanyinitiative
101	100		10 petitionwithanynameotherthanhisorherown,orknowinglytosign
102	101		11 hisorhernamemorethanonceforthesamemeasureforthesame
103	102		12 election,ortosignapetitionwhensuchpersonknowsheorsheisnota
104	103		13 registeredvoter.
105	104		14 INITIATIVEPETITION
106	105		15 TotheHonorable______,SecretaryofStateforthestateofMissouri:
107	106		16 We,theundersigned,registeredvotersofthestateofMissouriand___
108	107		17 ___County(orCityofSt.Louis),respectfullyorderthatthefollowing
109	108		18 proposedlaw(oramendmenttotheconstitution)shallbesubmittedto
110		-	~~HCSHBs575&551 3~~ 19 thevotersofthestateofMissouri,fortheirapprovalorrejection,atthe
111		-	20 generalelectiontobeheldonthe______dayof______,______,and
	109	+	19 thevotersofthestateofMissouri,fortheirapprovalorrejection,atthe
	110	+	HCSHBs575&551 3 20 generalelectiontobeheldonthe______dayof______,______,and
112	111		21 eachforhimselforherselfsays:Ihavepersonallysignedthispetition;I
113	112		22 amaregisteredvoterofthestateofMissouriand______County(or
114	113		23 CityofSt.Louis);myregisteredvotingaddressandthenameofthe
115	114		24 city,townorvillageinwhichIlivearecorrectlywrittenaftermyname.
116	115		25 (OfficialBallottitle)______
117	116		26 CIRCULATOR'SAFFIDAVIT
118	117		27 StateOfMissouri,
119	118		28 CountyOf______
120	119		29 I,______,beingfirstdulysworn,say(printortypenamesofsigners)
121	120		NAME
122	121		DATE
123	122		SIGNED
124	123		30 REGISTERED
125	124		31 VOTING
126	125		32 ADDRESS
127	126		ZIP
128	127		CODE
129	128		CONGR.
130	129		DIST.NAME
131	130		33 (Signature) (Street)(City, (Printedor
132	131		34 Townor
133	132		35 Village) Typed)
134	133		36 (Herefollownumberedlinesforsigners)
135	134		37 signedthispageoftheforegoingpetition,andeachofthemsignedhis
136	135		38 orhernametheretoinmypresence;Ibelievethateachhasstatedhisor
137	136		39 hername,registeredvotingaddressandcity,townorvillagecorrectly,
138	137		40 andthateachsignerisaregisteredvoterofthestateofMissouriand__
139	138		41 ____County.
140	139		42 FURTHERMORE,IHEREBYSWEARORAFFIRMUNDER
141	140		43 PENALTYOFPERJURYTHATALLSTATEMENTSMADEBYME
142	141		44 ARETRUEANDCORRECTANDTHATIHAVENEVERBEEN
143	142		45 CONVICTEDOF,FOUNDGUILTYOF,ORPLEDGUILTYTO
144	143		46 ANYOFFENSEINVOLVINGFORGERY.
145	144		47 Ihavemetthequalificationsofsection116.080andamatleast18
146	145		48 yearsofage.Ido______donot______(checkone)expecttobepaid
147	146		49 forcirculatingthispetition.Ifpaid,listthepayer______
148	147		50 _______________
149	148		51 SignatureofAffiant
150	149		52 (Personobtainingsignatures)
151	150		53 _______________
152	151		54 (PrintedNameofAffiant)
153		-	~~HCSHBs575&551 4~~ 55 _______________
154		-	56 AddressofAffiant
	152	+	55 _______________
	153	+	HCSHBs575&551 4 56 AddressofAffiant
155	154		57 Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis______dayof______,A.D._
156	155		58 _____
157	156		59 _______________
158	157		60 SignatureofNotary
159	158		61 AddressofNotary
160	159		62 NotaryPublic(Seal)
161	160		63 Mycommissionexpires______
162	161		64
163	162		65Ifthisformisfollowedsubstantiallyandtherequirementsof[section] sections116.045,
164	163		66116.050, and[section] 116.080aremet,itshallbesufficient,disregardingclericalandmerely
165	164		67technicalerrors.
166	165		116.045.Initiativepetitionandreferendumpetitionsignaturepagesshallbe
167	166		2printedonaformasprescribedbythesecretaryofstatethatshallincludeallofthe
168	167		3informationandstatementsrequiredbysection116.030or116.040,asapplicable,and
169	168		4complywithsection116.050.Theformshallbemadeavailableinelectronicformatto
170	169		5beusedforprintingpetitionsforcirculating.
171	170		116.050.1.Initiativeandreferendumpetitionsfiledundertheprovisionsofthis
172	171		2chaptershallconsistofpagesofauniformsize.Eachpage,excludingthetextofthemeasure,
173	172		3shallbenolargerthaneightandone-halfbyfourteeninches.Thetextoftheproposed
174	173		4measureshallbeinafontthatisnotsmallerthantwelve-pointTimesNewRomanand
175	174		5haveatop,bottom,left,andrightmarginofnotlessthanoneinch.Pagenumbersmay
176	175		6appearinthebottommargin.Eachpageofaninitiativepetitionshallbeattachedtoorshall
177	176		7containafullandcorrecttextoftheproposedmeasure.Eachpageofareferendumpetition
178	177		8shallbeattachedtoorshallcontainafullandcorrecttextofthemeasureonwhichthe
179	178		9referendumissought.
180	179		10 2.Thefullandcorrecttextofallinitiativeandreferendumpetitionmeasuresshall:
181	180		11 (1)Containallmatterwhichistobedeletedincludedinitsproperplaceenclosedin
182	181		12bracketsandallnewmattershownunderlined;
183	182		13 (2)Includeallsectionsofexistinglaworoftheconstitutionwhichwouldberepealed
184	183		14bythemeasure;and
185	184		15 (3)Otherwiseconformtotheprovisionsof[ArticleIII,Section28and]ArticleIII,
186	185		16[Section] Sections28,49,50,51,and52(a)oftheConstitutionofMissouriandthoseofthis
187	186		17chapter.
188		-	~~HCSHBs575&551 5~~ 116.080.1.EachpetitioncirculatorshallbeacitizenoftheUnitedStates,[atleast]
	187	+	116.080.1.EachpetitioncirculatorshallbeacitizenoftheUnitedStates,[atleast]
189	188		2eighteenyearsofageorolder,aresidentofthisstateorphysicallypresentinthisstatefor
190		-	3atleastthirtyconsecutivedayspriortothecollectionofsignatures,andregisteredwith
	189	+	HCSHBs575&551 5 3atleastthirtyconsecutivedayspriortothecollectionofsignatures,andregisteredwith
191	190		4thesecretaryofstate.Nopetitioncirculatorshallbepaidanythingofvaluethatisbased
192	191		5onthenumberofsignaturescollected.Signaturescollectedbyanycirculatorwhohasnot
193	192		6registeredwiththesecretaryofstatepursuanttothischapteronorbefore5:00p.m.onthe
194	193		7finaldayforfilingpetitionswiththesecretaryofstateshallnotbecounted.Apetition
195	194		8circulatorshallbedeemedregisteredatthetimesuchcirculatordeliversasignedcirculator's
196	195		9affidavitpursuanttosection116.030,withrespecttoareferendumpetition,orsection
197	196		10116.040,withrespecttoaninitiativepetition,totheofficeofthesecretaryofstate.Noperson
198	197		11shallqualifyasapetitioncirculatorwhohasbeenconvictedof,foundguiltyof,orpledguilty
199	198		12toanoffenseinvolvingforgeryunderthelawsofthisstateoranoffenseunderthelawsofany
200	199		13otherjurisdictionifthatoffensewouldbeconsideredforgeryunderthelawsofthisstate.
201	200		14 2.Eachpetitioncirculatorshallsubscribeandsweartotheproperaffidavitoneach
202	201		15petitionpagesuchcirculatorsubmitsbeforeanotarypubliccommissionedinMissouri.
203	202		16Whennotarizingacirculator'ssignature,anotarypublicshallsignhisorherofficialsignature
204	203		17andaffixhisorherofficialsealtotheaffidavitonlyifthecirculatorpersonallyappearsbefore
205	204		18thenotaryandsubscribesandswearstotheaffidavitinhisorherpresence.
206	205		19 3.Anycirculatorwhofalselyswearstoacirculator'saffidavitknowingittobefalseis
207	206		20guiltyofaclassAmisdemeanorpunishable,notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection
208	207		21[560.021] 558.002tothecontrary,foratermofimprisonmentnottoexceedoneyearinthe
209	208		22countyjailorafinenottoexceedtenthousanddollarsorboth.
210	209		116.090.1.Anypersonwhocommitsanyofthefollowingactionsisguiltyofthe
211	210		2crimeofpetitionsignaturefraud:
212	211		3 (1)Signsanynameotherthanhisorherowntoanypetition,orwhoknowinglysigns
213	212		4hisorhernamemorethanonceforthesamemeasureforthesameelection,orwhoknowshe
214	213		5orsheisnotatthetimeofsigningorcirculatingthesameaMissouriregisteredvoteranda
215	214		6residentofthisstate;or
216	215		7 (2)Intentionallysubmitspetitionsignaturesheetswiththeknowledgethattheperson
217	216		8whosenameappearsonthesignaturesheetdidnotactuallysignthepetition;or
218	217		9 (3)Causesavotertosignapetitionotherthantheonethevoterintendedtosign;or
219	218		10 (4)Forgesorfalsifiessignatures;or
220	219		11 (5)Knowinglyacceptsoroffersmoneyoranythingofvaluetoanotherpersonin
221	220		12exchangeforasignatureonapetition.
222	221		13 2.Anypersonwhoknowinglycausesapetitioncirculator'ssignaturestobesubmitted
223	222		14forcounting,andwhoeitherknowsthatsuchcirculatorhasviolatedsubsection1ofthis
224	223		15sectionor,afterreceivingnoticeoffactsindicatingthatsuchpersonmayhaveviolated
225		-	~~HCSHBs575&551 6~~ 16subsection1ofthissection,causesthesignaturestobesubmittedwithrecklessindifference
226		-	17astowhethersuchcirculatorhascompliedwithsubsection1ofthissection,shallalsobe
	224	+	16subsection1ofthissection,causesthesignaturestobesubmittedwithrecklessindifference
	225	+	HCSHBs575&551 6 17astowhethersuchcirculatorhascompliedwithsubsection1ofthissection,shallalsobe
227	226		18deemedtohavecommittedthecrimeofpetitionsignaturefraud.
228	227		19 3.Apersonwhoviolatessubsection1or2ofthissection,shall,uponconviction
229	228		20thereof,beguiltyofaclassAmisdemeanorpunishable,notwithstandingtheprovisionsof
230	229		21section[560.021] 558.002tothecontrary,byatermofimprisonmentnottoexceedoneyear
231	230		22inthecountyjailorafinenottoexceedtenthousanddollarsorboth.
232	231		23 4.Anypersonemployedbyorservingasanelectionauthority,thathasreasonable
233	232		24causetosuspectapersonhascommittedpetitionsignaturefraud,shallimmediatelyreportor
234	233		25causeareporttobemadetotheappropriateprosecutingauthorities.Failuretosoreportor
235	234		26causeareporttobemadeshallbeaclassAmisdemeanor.
236	235		116.110.Anyvoterwhohassignedaninitiativeorreferendumpetitionmaywithdraw
237	236		2hisorhersignaturefromthatpetitionbysubmittingtothesecretaryofstate,beforethe
238	237		3petitionisfiledwiththesecretaryofstate,aswornstatementrequestingthathisorher
239	238		4signaturebewithdrawnandaffirmingthenameofthepetitionsigned,thenamethevoterused
240	239		5whensigningthepetition,theaddressofthevoterandthecountyofresidence.ItisaclassA
241	240		6misdemeanorpunishable,notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection[560.021] 558.002tothe
242	241		7contrary,foratermofimprisonmentnottoexceedoneyearinthecountyjailorafinenotto
243	242		8exceedtenthousanddollarsorboth,toknowinglyfileafalsewithdrawalstatementwiththe
244	243		9secretaryofstate.
245	244		116.130.1.Thesecretaryofstatemaysendcopiesofpetitionpagestoelection
246	245		2authoritiestoverifythatthepersonswhosenamesarelistedassignerstothepetitionare
247	246		3registeredvoters.Suchverificationmayeitherbeofeachsignatureorbyrandomsamplingas
248	247		4providedinsection116.120,asthesecretaryshalldirect.Ifcopiesofthepetitionpagesare
249	248		5senttoanelectionauthorityforverification,suchcopiesshallbesentpursuanttothe
250	249		6followingschedule:
251	250		7 (1)Copiesofallpagesfromnotlessthanonepetitionshallbereceivedintheoffice
252	251		8oftheelectionauthoritynotlaterthantwoweeksafterthepetitionisfiledintheofficeof
253	252		9secretaryofstate;
254	253		10 (2)Copiesofallpagesofatotalofthreepetitionsshallbereceivedintheofficeofthe
255	254		11electionauthoritynotlaterthanthreeweeksafterthepetitionisfiledintheofficeofthe
256	255		12secretaryofstate;
257	256		13 (3)Ifmorethanthreepetitionsarefiled,allcopiesofpetitionpages,includingthose
258	257		14petitionsselectedforverificationbyrandomsamplepursuanttosection116.120,shallbe
259	258		15receivedintheofficeoftheelectionauthoritynotlaterthanthefourthweekafterthepetition
260	259		16isfiledintheofficeofthesecretaryofstate.
261	260		17
262	261		HCSHBs575&551 7 18Eachelectionauthorityshallcheckthesignaturesagainstvoterregistrationrecordsinthe
263	262		19electionauthority'sjurisdiction,buttheelectionauthorityshallcountasvalidonlythe
264	263		20signaturesofpersonsregisteredasvotersinthecountynamedinthecirculator'saffidavit.
265	264		21Signaturesshallnotbecountedasvalidiftheyhavebeenstruckthroughorcrossedout.
266	265		22Signaturesshallberecordedusingablackordarkink.
267	266		23 2.Iftheelectionauthorityisrequestedtoverifythepetitionbyrandomsampling,
268	267		24suchverificationshallbecompletedandcertifiednotlaterthanthirtydaysfromthedatethat
269	268		25theelectionauthorityreceivesthepetitionfromthesecretaryofstate.Iftheelectionauthority
270	269		26istoverifyeachsignature,suchverification[must] shallbecompleted,certifiedand
271	270		27deliveredtothesecretaryofstateby5:00p.m.onthelastTuesdayinJulypriortothe
272	271		28election,orintheeventofcompleteverificationofsignaturesafterafailedrandomsample,
273	272		29fullverificationshallbecompleted,certifiedanddeliveredtothesecretaryofstateby5:00
274	273		30p.m.onthelastTuesdayinJulyorby5:00p.m.ontheFridayofthefifthweekafterreceipt
275	274		31ofthesignaturesbythelocalelectionauthority,whicheverislater.
276	275		32 3.Iftheelectionauthorityorthesecretaryofstatedeterminesthatthecongressional
277	276		33districtnumberwrittenafterthesignatureofanyvoterisnotthecongressionaldistrictof
278	277		34whichthevoterisaresident,theelectionauthorityorthesecretaryofstateshallcorrectthe
279	278		35congressionaldistrictnumberonthepetitionpage.Failureofavotertogivethevoter's
280	279		36correctcongressionaldistrictnumbershallnotbyitselfbegroundsfornotcountingthevoter's
281	280		37signature.
282	281		38 4.Theelectionauthorityshallreturnthecopiesofthepetitionpagestothesecretary
283	282		39ofstatewithannotationsregardinganyinvalidorquestionablesignatureswhichtheelection
284	283		40authorityhasbeenaskedtocheckbythesecretaryofstate.Theelectionauthorityshallverify
285	284		41thenumberofpagesreceivedforthatcounty,andalsocertifythetotalnumberofvalid
286	285		42signaturesofvotersfromeachcongressionaldistrictwhichtheelectionauthorityhasbeen
287	286		43askedtocheckbythesecretaryofstate.
288	287		44 5.Thesecretaryofstateisauthorizedtoadoptrulestoensureuniform,complete,and
289	288		45accuratecheckingofpetitionsignatureseitherbyactualcountorrandomsampling.Norule
290	289		46orportionofarulepromulgatedpursuanttothissectionshallbecomeeffectiveunlessithas
291	290		47beenpromulgatedpursuanttotheprovisionsofchapter536.
292	291		48 6.Afteraperiodofthreeyearsfromthetimeofsubmissionofthepetitionstothe
293	292		49secretaryofstate,thesecretaryofstate,ifthesecretarydeterminesthatretentionofsuch
294	293		50petitionsisnolongernecessary,maydestroysuchpetitions.
295	294		116.190.1.Any[citizen] Missouriregisteredvoterwhowishestochallengethe
296	295		2officialballottitleorthefiscalnotepreparedforaproposedconstitutionalamendment
297	296		3submittedbythegeneralassembly,byinitiativepetition,orbyconstitutionalconvention,or
298	297		4forastatutoryinitiativeorreferendummeasure,maybringanactioninthecircuitcourtof
299	298		HCSHBs575&551 8 5ColeCounty.Theactionmustbebroughtwithintendaysaftertheofficialballottitleis
300	299		6certifiedbythesecretaryofstateinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthischapter.
301	300		7 2.Thesecretaryofstateshallbenamedasapartydefendantinanyactionchallenging
302	301		8theofficialballottitlepreparedbythesecretaryofstate.Whentheactionchallengesthe
303	302		9fiscalnoteorthefiscalnotesummarypreparedbytheauditor,thestateauditorshallalsobe
304	303		10namedasapartydefendant.Thepresidentprotemofthesenate,thespeakerofthehouseand
305	304		11thesponsorofthemeasureandthesecretaryofstateshallbethenamedpartydefendantsin
306	305		12anyactionchallengingtheofficialsummarystatement,fiscalnoteorfiscalnotesummary
307	306		13preparedpursuanttosection116.155.
308	307		14 3.Thepetitionshallstatethereasonorreasonswhythesummarystatementportionof
309	308		15theofficialballottitleisinsufficientorunfairandshallrequestadifferentsummarystatement
310	309		16portionoftheofficialballottitle.Alternatively,thepetitionshallstatethereasonswhythe
311	310		17fiscalnoteorthefiscalnotesummaryportionoftheofficialballottitleisinsufficientorunfair
312	311		18andshallrequestadifferentfiscalnoteorfiscalnotesummaryportionoftheofficialballot
313	312		19title.
314	313		20 4.Theactionshallbeplacedatthetopofthecivildocket.Insofarastheaction
315	314		21challengesthesummarystatementportionoftheofficialballottitle,thecourtshallconsider
316	315		22thepetition,heararguments,andinitsdecisioncertifythesummarystatementportionofthe
317	316		23officialballottitletothesecretaryofstate.Insofarastheactionchallengesthefiscalnoteor
318	317		24thefiscalnotesummaryportionoftheofficialballottitle,thecourtshallconsiderthepetition,
319	318		25heararguments,andinitsdecision,eithercertifythefiscalnoteorthefiscalnotesummary
320	319		26portionoftheofficialballottitletothesecretaryofstateorremandthefiscalnoteorthefiscal
321	320		27notesummarytotheauditorforpreparationofanewfiscalnoteorfiscalnotesummary
322	321		28pursuanttotheproceduressetforthinsection116.175.Anyparty[tothesuit]mayappeal[to
323	322		29thesupremecourt] withintendaysafter[acircuitcourtdecision] theentryofthejudgment
324	323		30bythecircuitcourt. Inmakingthelegalnoticetoelectionauthoritiesundersection116.240,
325	324		31andforthepurposesofsection116.180,thesecretaryofstateshallcertifythelanguagewhich
326	325		32thecourtcertifiestohim.
327	326		33 5.Anyactionbroughtunderthissectionthatisnotfullyandfinallyadjudicated
328	327		34withinonehundredeightydaysoffiling,andmorethanfifty-sixdayspriortotheelectionin
329	328		35whichthemeasureistoappear,includingallappeals,shallbeextinguished,unlessacourt,
330	329		36beforetheexpirationoftheforegoingperiods,extendssuchperiodupon[a]anexpress
331	330		37findingofgoodcauseforsuchextension, butnoextensionshallcausethefinal
332	331		38adjudicationtooccurlessthaneightweeksbeforethedateoftheelection. Suchgood
333	332		39causeshallconsistonlyofcourt-relatedschedulingissuesandshallnotincluderequestsfor
334	333		40continuancebytheparties.Nocourt,includinganyappellatecourt,shallhavethe
335	334		41authoritytoissueanyformofreliefaftertheexpirationoftheforegoingperiods.
336	335		HCSHBs575&551 9 116.200.1.Afterthesecretaryofstatecertifiesapetitionassufficientorinsufficient,
337	336		2any[citizen] MissouriregisteredvotermayapplytothecircuitcourtofColeCountyto
338	337		3compel[him] thesecretaryofstatetoreversehisorherdecision.Theactionmustbe
339	338		4broughtwithintendaysafterthecertificationismade.Allsuchsuitsshallbeadvancedonthe
340	339		5courtdocketandheardanddecidedbythecourtasquicklyaspossible.
341	340		6 2.Ifthecourtdecidesthepetitionissufficient,thesecretaryofstateshallcertifyitas
342	341		7sufficientandattachacopyofthejudgment.Ifthecourtdecidesthepetitionisinsufficient,
343	342		8thecourtshallenjointhesecretaryofstatefromcertifyingthemeasureandallotherofficers
344	343		9fromprintingthemeasureontheballot.
345	344		10 3.Anypartymayappealwithintendaysafter[adecisionisrendered,anypartymay
346	345		11appealittothesupremecourt] theentryofthejudgmentbythecircuitcourt.
347	346		116.332.1.Beforeaconstitutionalamendmentpetition,astatutoryinitiativepetition,
348	347		2orareferendumpetitionmaybecirculatedforsignatures,asamplesheet[must] shallbe
349	348		3submittedtothesecretaryofstateintheforminwhichitwillbecirculated.Samplesheets
350	349		4maybesubmittedtothesecretaryofstateanytimeafterageneralelectionuntilsix
351	350		5monthspriortothenextgeneralelection.Whenapersonsubmitsasamplesheetofa
352	351		6petitionheorsheshalldesignatetothesecretaryofstatethenameandaddressoftheperson
353	352		7towhomanynoticesshallbesentpursuanttosections116.140and116.180and,ifa
354	353		8committeeorperson,excepttheindividualsubmittingthesamplesheet,isfundingany
355	354		9portionofthedraftingorsubmittingofthesamplesheet,thepersonsubmittingthesample
356	355		10sheetshallsubmitacopyofthefiledstatementofcommitteeorganizationrequiredunder
357	356		11subsection5ofsection130.021showingthedatethestatementwasfiled.Thesecretaryof
358	357		12stateshallreferacopyofthepetitionsheettotheattorneygeneralforhisapprovalandtothe
359	358		13stateauditorforpurposesofpreparingafiscalnoteandfiscalnotesummary.Thesecretaryof
360	359		14stateandattorneygeneral[must] shalleachreviewthepetitionfor[sufficiencyastoform]
361	360		15compliancewithsection116.050andArticleIII,Sections28,49,50,51,and52(a)ofthe
362	361		16ConstitutionofMissouriandapproveorrejecttheformofthepetition,statingthereasons
363	362		17forrejection,ifany.
364	363		18 2.Withintwobusinessdaysofreceiptofanysuchsamplesheet,theofficeofthe
365	364		19secretaryofstateshallconspicuouslypostonitswebsitethetextoftheproposedmeasure,a
366	365		20disclaimerstatingthatsuchtextmaynotconstitutethefullandcorrecttextasrequiredunder
367	366		21section116.050,andthenameofthepersonororganizationsubmittingthesamplesheet.The
368	367		22secretaryofstate'sfailuretocomplywithsuchpostingshallbeconsideredaviolationof
369	368		23chapter610andsubjecttothepenaltiesprovidedundersubsection3ofsection610.027.The
370	369		24postingshallberemovedwithinthreedaysofeitherthewithdrawalofthepetitionunder
371	370		25section116.115ortherejectionforanyreasonofthepetition.
372	371		HCSHBs575&551 10 26 3.Uponreceiptofapetitionfromtheofficeofthesecretaryofstate,theattorney
373	372		27generalshallexaminethepetition[astoform] anddeterminewhetheritcomplieswith
374	373		28section116.050andArticleIII,Sections28,49,50,51,and52(a)oftheConstitutionof
375	374		29Missouri. Ifthepetitionisrejected[astoform], theattorneygeneralshallforwardhisorher
376	375		30commentstothesecretaryofstatewithintendaysafterreceiptofthepetitionbytheattorney
377	376		31general.Ifthepetitionisapproved[astoform], theattorneygeneralshallforwardhisorher
378	377		32approval[astoform] tothesecretaryofstatewithintendaysafterreceiptofthepetitionby
379	378		33theattorneygeneral.
380	379		34 4.Thesecretaryofstateshallreviewthecommentsandstatementsoftheattorney
381	380		35general[astoform] andmakeafinaldecisionastotheapprovalorrejection[oftheform] of
382	381		36thepetition.Thesecretaryofstateshallsendwrittennoticetothepersonwhosubmittedthe
383	382		37petitionsheetoftheapprovalwithinfifteendaysaftersubmissionofthepetitionsheet.The
384	383		38secretaryofstateshallsendwrittennoticeifthepetitionhasbeenrejected,togetherwith
385	384		39reasonsforrejection,withinfifteendaysaftersubmissionofthepetitionsheet.
386	385		116.334.1.Ifthepetition[form] isapprovedundersection116.332, thesecretaryof
387	386		2stateshallmakeacopyofthesamplepetitionavailableonthesecretaryofstate'swebsite.
388	387		3Foraperiodoffifteendaysafterthepetitionisapproved[astoform] undersection116.332,
389	388		4thesecretaryofstateshallacceptpubliccommentsregardingtheproposedmeasureand
390	389		5providecopiesofsuchcommentsuponrequest.Withintwenty-threedaysofreceiptofsuch
391	390		6approval,thesecretaryofstateshallprepareandtransmittotheattorneygeneralasummary
392	391		7statementofthemeasurewhichshallbeaconcisestatementnotexceedingonehundred
393	392		8words.Thisstatementshall[beintheformofaquestionusing] uselanguageneither
394	393		9intentionallyargumentativenorlikelytocreateprejudiceeitherfororagainsttheproposed
395	394		10measure.Theattorneygeneralshallwithintendaysapprovethelegalcontentandformofthe
396	395		11proposedstatement.
397	396		12 2.Signaturesobtainedpriortothedatetheofficialballottitleiscertifiedbythe
398	397		13secretaryofstateshallnotbecounted.
399	398		14 3.Signaturesforstatutoryinitiativepetitionsshallbefilednotlaterthansixmonths
400	399		15priortothegeneralelectionduringwhichthepetition'sballotmeasureissubmittedforavote,
401	400		16andshallalsobecollectednotearlierthanthedayafterthedayuponwhichtheprevious
402	401		17generalelectionwasheld.
403	402		[116.153.Withinthirtydaysofissuingcertificationthatthepetition
404	403		2 containsasufficientnumberofvalidsignaturespursuanttosection116.150,
405	404		3 thejointcommitteeonlegislativeresearchshallholdapublichearingin
406	405		4 JeffersonCitytotakepubliccommentsconcerningtheproposedmeasure.
407	406		5 Suchhearingshallbeapublicmeetingunderchapter610.Withinfive
408	407		6 businessdaysaftertheendofthepublichearing,thejointcommitteeon
409	408		7 legislativeresearchshallprovideasummaryofthehearingtothesecretaryof
410	409		HCSHBs575&551 11 8 stateorhisorherdesigneeandthesecretaryofstateshallpostacopyofthe
411	410		9 summaryonthewebsiteoftheofficeofthesecretaryofstate.]
412	411		✔
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