1. A legislative district committee shall consist of the precinct, ward, or township committeeman and committeewoman from such precincts, wards, or townships included in whole or in part of the legislative district. There shall be elected from the membership of each legislative district committee a chairman and a vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman and one of whom shall be a man, and each legislative district at the same time shall elect a secretary and a treasurer, one of whom shall be a woman and one of whom shall be a man, but who may or may not be members of the legislative district committee. Party state committees may provide for voting by proxy and for weighted or fractional voting.

2. The congressional, senatorial, or judicial committee of a district which is composed of:

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.619

  • County: any county in this state or any city not within a county. See Missouri Laws 115.013
  • District: an area within the state or within a political subdivision of the state from which a person is elected to represent the area on a policy-making body with representatives of other areas in the state or political subdivision. See Missouri Laws 115.013
  • Precincts: the geographical areas into which the election authority divides its jurisdiction for the purpose of conducting elections. See Missouri Laws 115.013
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Ward: if used in a section in a context relating to the property rights and obligations of a person, means a protectee as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(1) One or more whole counties; or

(2) One or more whole counties and part of one or more counties;

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shall consist of the county committee chair and vice chair of each county within the district and the committeeman and committeewoman of each legislative district committee within the district.

3. The congressional, senatorial, or judicial committee of a district which consists of:

(1) Parts of one or more counties;

(2) Part of a city not within the county;

(3) A whole city not within a county; or

(4) Part of a city not within a county and parts of one or more counties;

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shall consist of the committeemen and committeewomen of the precinct, ward, or township included in whole or in part of the district and the chair and vice chair of each legislative district committee within the district in whole or in part.

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