Missouri Laws 256.647 – Qualified voters to elect chairman and secretary — vote to become part of ..
1. The qualified voters in each county shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary of the meeting, who shall conduct elections for the following purposes:
(1) To determine whether a majority of the qualified votes have been cast in favor of becoming a part of the district; and
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 256.647
- 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
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- voter: is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter. See Missouri Laws 1.035
(2) If a majority of the qualified votes have been cast in favor of becoming a part of the district, then to select one commissioner of the district.
2. All elections conducted pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be conducted as follows: Each one acre of land which is assessed agricultural within the established boundary lines in the county shall represent one share, and each qualified voter shall be entitled to one vote by person or proxy for each one acre of land owned by such person within such boundary lines.