Missouri Statutes Chapter 116: Initiative and Referendum

§ 116.010 Definitions

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§ 116.020 Application of laws

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Topics: Applicability and Scope of Laws Initiatives and Referenda

§ 116.025 Attorney general sent fair ballot language, when - statement posted at polling place

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§ 116.030 Referendum petition, form - clerical and technical errors to be disregarded, penalties for false signature

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§ 116.040 Initiative petition for law or constitutional amendment, form - clerical and technical errors to be disregarded, penalties for false signature

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Topics: Petition Requirements Contents and Design Election Offenses

§ 116.050 Initiative and referendum petitions, requirements

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§ 116.060 Initiative and referendum petitions, who may sign - residents of one county only on a designated page

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Voter Eligibility

§ 116.070 Petitioner may sign by mark, procedure

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§ 116.080 Qualifications of circulator - affidavit, notarization, penalty

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§ 116.090 Petition signature fraud, penalty

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Election Offenses

§ 116.100 Filing of petition, procedure

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§ 116.110 Signature may be withdrawn, when, how, effect, penalty

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§ 116.115 Withdrawal of petition, when - vacation of official ballot title, when

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§ 116.120 Secretary of state to determine sufficiency of form and compliance - invalid signatures not counted - signatures may be verified by random sampling, procedure and requirements

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Eligibility

§ 116.130 Election authorities may be requested to verify signatures either by random sampling or checking signatures, when, how

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Record Retention and Confidentiality Responsibilities - Election Officials Voter Eligibility

§ 116.140 Secretary of state's authority not to count forged or fraudulent signatures

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§ 116.150 Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition, when - if insufficient, certificate to state reasons

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Responsibilities - Election Officials Certification and Reporting Results

§ 116.153 Hearing to take public comments - joint committee on legislative research to provide summary to secretary of state, posting on website

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Public Disclosure and Reporting

§ 116.155 Official summaries and fiscal notes may be included in ballot measures, summary to be official ballot title if included

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Contents and Design

§ 116.160 Summary statement to be provided by the secretary of state if summary not provided by general assembly - content

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Topics: Constitutional Amendment or Revision Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.170 Fiscal note and fiscal note summary to be provided by state auditor if not provided by general assembly

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§ 116.175 Fiscal impact of proposed measure - fiscal note, fiscal note summary, requirements - return of fiscal note for revision, when

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Constitutional Amendment or Revision

§ 116.180 Copies of ballot title, fiscal note and fiscal note summary to designated persons, when - ballot title to be affixed to petition, when

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Constitutional Amendment or Revision

§ 116.185 Identical ballot titles may be changed, how

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§ 116.190 Ballot title may be challenged, procedure - who are parties defendant - changes may be made by court - appeal to supreme court, when

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Topics: Procedures Causes of Action Contents and Design

§ 116.195 Costs of court-ordered ballot title change to be paid by the state

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Topics: Contents and Design Election Costs

§ 116.200 Secretary of state's decision as to sufficiency of petition may be reversed, procedure - appeal

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Procedures Causes of Action

§ 116.210 Numbering of proposed constitutional amendments

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§ 116.220 Labeling of initiative and referendum measures

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§ 116.230 Sample ballots to be prepared, form

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Topics: Contents and Design

§ 116.240 Certification to election authorities of notice to be published - contents

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Topics: Certification and Reporting Results Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.250 Publication of legal notice

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Topics: Certification and Reporting Results Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.260 Newspapers for publication of text of measures to be designated - measures to be published, how

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Topics: Contents and Design Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.270 Publications fund created - payments from fund for what, how made

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Topics: Contents and Design Election Costs Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.280 Paper ballots for statewide measures, form

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§ 116.290 Printing of copies of statewide measures - to be posted at polling places - distribution, exception

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Constitutional Amendment or Revision Voter Education and Outreach

§ 116.300 Challengers and watchers at polling places, how designated

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Topics: Election Observers or Watchers Voter Challenges

§ 116.310 Time limited for designating challengers and watchers for polling places and counting locations - effect of failure to designate by prescribed time

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§ 116.320 Adoption of measure, vote required - effect of approval of conflicting measures

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§ 116.330 Board of canvassers or governor to issue statement

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Topics: Responsibilities - Election Officials Vote Counting and Canvassing

§ 116.332 Petitions for constitutional amendments, statutory initiative or referendum, requirements, procedure

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§ 116.334 Petition approval required, procedure to obtain petition title or summary statement - rejection or approval of petition, procedure - circulation of petition prior to approval, effect - signatures, deadline for filing

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Topics: Petition Requirements

§ 116.340 Publication of approved measures

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Topics: Initiatives and Referenda Constitutional Amendment or Revision Public Disclosure and Reporting