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2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 116 Initiative and Referendum
Section 116.150 Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition, when--if insufficient, certificate to state reasons.

Universal Citation:
MO Rev Stat § 116.150 (2012)
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Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition, when--if insufficient, certificate to state reasons.

116.150. 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.

(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

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