Missouri Laws 115.245 – Exact wording of the question certified by secretary of state to appear on ..
1. All questions printed on the official ballot shall be phrased in such a manner that the required response is a “YES” or a “NO”. Immediately beside or below each question, a “YES” and a “NO” shall be printed, immediately followed by a square, the sides of which are not less than one-fourth inch in length. Beneath the question and the “YES” and “NO” the following instruction shall be printed: “If you are in favor of the question, place an X in the box opposite ‘YES’. If you are opposed to the question, place an X in the box opposite ‘NO’.”
2. When the secretary of state certifies a question to be submitted to a vote of the people, he shall include in his certification the exact wording of the question and the instructions. The wording certified by the secretary of state shall be printed on the official ballot, and no other wording shall be used to submit the question.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.245
- Ballot: the paper ballot, or ballot designed for use with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes to which he or she is entitled at an election. See Missouri Laws 115.013
- 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
- Question: any measure on the ballot which can be voted "YES" or "NO". See Missouri Laws 115.013
- 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