190.320. Election--ballot form. - Missouri Statutes

Election--ballot form.

190.320. Before any governing body may establish emergency telephoneservice and impose an emergency telephone tax under the provisions of sections190.300 to 190.320, it shall submit a proposal to its voters for the approvalof such service and such tax. The ballot of submission shall contain, butneed not be limited to, the following language:

May the (City, County) of . . . . . . . establish an emergency telephoneservice and impose a telephone tax to finance such service?

â ã Yes

â ã No

The initial tax imposed shall be . . . . . . . (Here the governing body in 25 words or less shall describe the tax pertelephone per year or any other wording which will give the voter anapproximation of what the tax will cost the taxpayer.) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified votersvoting thereon are in favor of the proposal, then the governing body mayestablish the service and impose the tax allowed by the provisions of sections190.300 to 190.320. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by thequalified voters voting thereon are opposed to the proposal, then thegoverning body submitting the proposal shall not be allowed to implement theprovisions of sections 190.300 to 190.320 until it has again submitted suchproposal to its qualified voters and a majority of the votes cast are in favorof the proposal.

(L. 1981 H.B. 437 § 5)