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Section 199.787 – Certification of election results.

The county clerk in the contiguous county and the equivalent election officer in the city-county shall certify to the Secretary of State a copy of the summary of votes cast on the question of creating a new county or changing boundaries. Such election officer also shall certify to the Secretary of State the name, territorial […]

Section 199.740 – Effect of election.

(1) The charter shall be approved and the consolidation shall take place if, and only if, the question receives at the election affirmative votes by a majority of those electors of the county voting on the question and also by a majority of those electors of the most populous city in the county voting on […]

Section 199.790 – Issuance of proclamation by Governor.

(1) If an election for the purpose of establishing a new county is held, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring a new county created when, of the electors voting at the election, a majority of the electors residing within the limits of the proposed new county voted in favor of the creation of the […]

Section 199.795 – Operation and effect of proclamation.

(1) If the election was for the purpose of establishing a new county, the unincorporated area thereafter shall be a county for all civil, military and other purposes. (2) If the election was for the purpose of changing boundaries, the boundaries of the contiguous county and the city-county shall be changed to conform to the […]

Section 199.890

[2007 c.243 §1; 2009 c.242 §1; renumbered 98.515 in 2009]

Section 199.745 – First governing body of city-county.

(1) The first members of the governing body of the city-county shall be nominated and elected in the manner and at the times prescribed by the city-county charter. (2) The county clerk shall arrange for, give notice of and conduct the election. The county shall bear the expense of the election. (3) The charter shall […]

Section 199.531 – Policy.

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Since 1985 local governments in boundary commission jurisdictions have undertaken programs involving multiple minor boundary changes, including annexation of territory, which have required the transfer of service delivery obligations from the county or special districts which formerly had jurisdiction of the territory to the annexing city or district, along […]