Effective - 28 Aug 1997, 2 histories
116.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates,
(1) "County" means any one of the several counties of this state or the city of St. Louis;
(2) "Election authority" means a county clerk or board of election commissioners, as established by section 115.015;
(3) "General election" means the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years;
(4) "Official ballot title" means the summary statement and fiscal note summary prepared for all statewide ballot measures in accordance with the provisions of this chapter which shall be placed on the ballot and, when applicable, shall be the petition title for initiative or referendum petitions;
(5) "Statewide ballot measure" means a constitutional amendment submitted by initiative petition, the general assembly or a constitutional convention; a statutory measure submitted by initiative or referendum petition; the question of holding a constitutional convention; and a constitution proposed by a constitutional convention;
(6) "Voter" means a person registered to vote in accordance with section 115.151.
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(L. 1980 S.B. 658, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title IX - Suffrage and Elections
Chapter 116 - Initiative and Referendum
Section 116.010 - Definitions.
Section 116.020 - Application of laws.
Section 116.050 - Initiative and referendum petitions, requirements.
Section 116.070 - Petitioner may sign by mark, procedure.
Section 116.080 - Qualifications of circulator — affidavit, notarization, penalty.
Section 116.090 - Petition signature fraud, penalty.
Section 116.100 - Filing of petition, procedure.
Section 116.110 - Signature may be withdrawn, when, how, effect, penalty.
Section 116.115 - Withdrawal of petition, when — vacation of official ballot title, when.
Section 116.140 - Secretary of state's authority not to count forged or fraudulent signatures.
Section 116.185 - Identical ballot titles may be changed, how.
Section 116.195 - Costs of court-ordered ballot title change to be paid by the state.
Section 116.210 - Numbering of proposed constitutional amendments.
Section 116.220 - Labeling of initiative and referendum measures.
Section 116.230 - Sample ballots to be prepared, form.
Section 116.240 - Certification to election authorities of notice to be published — contents.
Section 116.250 - Publication of legal notice.
Section 116.270 - Publications fund created — payments from fund for what, how made.
Section 116.280 - Paper ballots for statewide measures, form.
Section 116.300 - Challengers and watchers at polling places, how designated.
Section 116.320 - Adoption of measure, vote required — effect of approval of conflicting measures.
Section 116.330 - Board of canvassers or governor to issue statement.