1. The county commission of any second class county having a population of at least one hundred thousand and which operates a county hospital may call a nonbinding preference election to determine the wishes of the voters of the county as to whether the county hospital is to be sold. If called by the commission, the election shall be held on the primary or general election day in 1986.

2. The election shall be conducted by the election authority of the county in the same manner and in all other respects as in elections for state and county offices. The results of the election shall be certified by the county commission. The costs of the election shall be paid and notice shall be given as otherwise provided by law.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 205.354

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • 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

3. The proposition shall be submitted in the following form:

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Shall the county commission sell the county hospital?
?YES ?NO

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