Effective - 28 Aug 1949
128.100. Contested elections. — All contested elections for electors shall be determined by a joint vote of both houses of the general assembly. The joint meeting of the two houses deciding on such elections shall be held in the hall of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate shall preside. If any person contests the election of an elector, he shall present a petition to the general assembly, setting forth the points on which he will contest the same and the facts which he will prove in support of these points, and shall pray for leave to produce his proof; and a vote shall be taken in the house, by yeas and nays, whether the prayer shall be granted. If the majority of the whole number of votes of both houses shall be in the affirmative, they shall appoint a joint committee to take the testimony on the part of the petitioner, and also on the part of the person whose place is contested, with the power to send for witnesses, issue warrants, under the hand of the chairman, to any judge or associate circuit judge, and to take the depositions of witnesses at such time and place as the warrant shall direct, which warrant shall mention the points to which the testimony is to be taken. Reasonable notice shall be given by the party in whose favor the deposition shall be allowed, to the opposite party, of the time and place of taking same; and the judge or associate circuit judge shall proceed in all things, in procuring the attendance of witnesses, and in taking and certifying the testimony, as is directed herein.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12320, A. 1949 H.B. 2061)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10739; 1919 § 5294; 1909 § 2753
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title IX - Suffrage and Elections
Chapter 128 - Election of Electors and Electoral Districts — Congressional Districts
Section 128.010 - Electoral districts — number of electors to be chosen.
Section 128.020 - New congressional apportionment — duty of governor.
Section 128.030 - Notice to be given.
Section 128.040 - Election of electors.
Section 128.050 - Conduct of election of electors.
Section 128.060 - Returns, how certified.
Section 128.070 - Governor to cast up votes.
Section 128.080 - Tie vote, how determined.
Section 128.090 - Governor to notify electors.
Section 128.100 - Contested elections.
Section 128.110 - List of names of electors to be delivered to each elector.
Section 128.120 - Compensation of elector.
Section 128.130 - Vacancies at meeting of electors, how filled.
Section 128.340 - New counties — assignment to congressional districts.
Section 128.345 - Definitions.
Section 128.346 - Congressional districts for election of representatives to the U.S. Congress.
Section 128.348 - Congressional districts to be established.
Section 128.400 - First congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.405 - Second congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.410 - Third congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.415 - Fourth congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.420 - Fifth congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.425 - Sixth congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.430 - Seventh congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.435 - Eighth congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.440 - Ninth congressional district (2000 census).
Section 128.451 - First congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.452 - Second congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.453 - Third congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.454 - Fourth congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.455 - Fifth congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.456 - Sixth congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.457 - Seventh congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.458 - Eighth congressional district (2010 census)
Section 128.459 - Graphical map representation of congressional district boundaries to be published.
Section 128.461 - First congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.462 - Second congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.463 - Third congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.464 - Fourth congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.465 - Fifth congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.466 - Sixth congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.467 - Seventh congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.468 - Eighth congressional district (2020 census).
Section 128.469 - Geographical map of official congressional district boundaries to be published.