State Supreme Court upholds fiscal notes for ballot initiatives

Rachel Lippmann and Marshall Griffin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:07:37 +0000

The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the authority of the state auditor to write financial summaries for ballot initiatives.

Mo. Auditor's office: zero costs/savings for judicial and health exchange ballot questions

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:30:53 +0000

Two ballot questions going before Missouri voters in November won’t cost or save the state any money, according the State Auditor’s office.

One in particular would make changes to how appellate judges are selected. The fiscal note for that measure was put together by Deputy Auditor Harry Otto.

“(We contacted) four statewide offices, 20 other departments/agencies, the House and Senate," Otto said. "Out of those 24 places that we contacted we received comments from 16, and all 16 said ‘no costs associated with this measure.’”