Committee for a Healthy Future, Inc. v. Carnahan

Louis Smither, Missourians Against Tax Abuse, and others (Interve-nors) appeal the circuit court’s judgment ordering the Secretary of State to certify the sufficiency of the tobacco tax initiative petition for placement on the November 7, 2006, general election ballot. The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed. 1

I. Facts

The Committee for a Healthy Future, Inc. (Committee) collected signatures on an initiative petition proposing that the Missouri Constitution be amended to increase the tax on tobacco products and to provide for the disbursement of those revenues. In order for the proposal…