Terms Used In Missouri Laws 26.220

  • 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
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

The transition period shall begin on the fifteenth day of November following the election of a governor or lieutenant governor who is not an incumbent and shall end when that governor-elect or lieutenant governor-elect has taken the oath of office.