Missouri § 321.556 - Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language.
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§ 321.556. Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language.
1. The governing body of any ambulance or fire protection district, when presented with a petition signed by at least twenty percent of the registered voters in the ambulance or fire protection district that voted in the last gubernatorial election, calling for an election to repeal the tax pursuant to section 321.552, shall submit the question to the voters using the same procedure by which the imposition of the tax was voted. The ballot of submission shall be in substantially the following form:
2. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the qualified voters of the district voting thereon are in favor of repeal, that repeal shall become effective December thirty-first of the calendar year in which such repeal was approved.
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(L. 2002 S.B. 1107, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2025 H.B. 199 merged with H.B. 225 merged with H.B. 594 & 508 merged with S.B. 271)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 321.556 cover?
Section 321.556 ("Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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