116.150. Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition, when--if insufficient, certificate to state reasons.

Secretary of state to issue certificate of sufficiency of petition,when--if insufficient, certificate to state reasons.

116.150. 1. After the secretary of state makes a determination onthe sufficiency of the petition and if the secretary of state finds itsufficient, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate setting forththat the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures tocomply with the Constitution of Missouri and with this chapter.

2. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate only for apetition approved pursuant to section 116.332. If the secretary of statefinds the petition insufficient, the secretary of state shall issue acertificate stating the reason for the insufficiency.

3. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate pursuant to thissection not later than 5:00 p.m. on the thirteenth Tuesday prior to thegeneral election or two weeks after the date the election authoritycertifies the results of a petition verification pursuant to subsection 2of section 116.130, whichever is later.

(L. 1980 S.B. 658, A.L. 1985 H.B. 543, A.L. 1988 S.B. 647, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676)

Effective 6-16-99