Section 116.150

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 116

Effective - 16 Jun 1999, 2 histories, see footnote   

  116.150.  Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition, when — if insufficient, certificate to state reasons. — 1.  After the secretary of state makes a determination on the sufficiency of the petition and if the secretary of state finds it sufficient, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate setting forth that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures to comply with the Constitution of Missouri and with this chapter.

  2.  The secretary of state shall issue a certificate only for a petition approved pursuant to section 116.332.  If the secretary of state finds the petition insufficient, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate stating the reason for the insufficiency.

  3.  The secretary of state shall issue a certificate pursuant to this section not later than 5:00 p.m. on the thirteenth Tuesday prior to the general election or two weeks after the date the election authority certifies the results of a petition verification pursuant to subsection 2 of section 116.130, whichever is later.

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(L. 1980 S.B. 658, A.L. 1985 H.B. 543, A.L. 1988 S.B. 647, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676)

Effective 6-16-99