Attorney General's Opinion Letter 140-2002
Topics:
Initiative and referendum.
Referendum.
Summary conclusion
Review and approval of legal content and form of a summary statement prepared pursuant to Section 116.160, RSMo 2000, regarding a referendum to be held on Senate Bill Nos. 915, 710, and 907.
Contents of letter
May 28, 2002
Honorable Matt Blunt
Missouri Secretary of State
James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Secretary Blunt:
On May 28, 2002, you submitted to us a summary statement for the referendum to be held on Senate Bill Nos. 915, 710, and 907. The summary statement, prepared pursuant to Section 116.160, RSMo, is as follows:
Shall Missouri statutes be amended to impose additional sales and use taxes of one-half cent on the dollar and an additional motor fuel tax of four cents per gallon, for highway and transportation purposes until July, 2013, unless extended by a vote of the people, and establish an inspector general within the department of transportation?
Pursuant to Section 116.160, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Since our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the referendum or as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents.
Very truly yours,
JEREMIAH W. (JAY) NIXON
Attorney General