Missouri § 321.709 - Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition — content.
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§ 321.709. Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition — content.
Each section of the petition, when submitted to the election authority, shall have attached to it an affidavit signed by the circulator of that section, setting forth all of the following:
(1) The printed name of the affiant;
(2) The residence address of the affiant;
(3) That the affiant circulated that section and saw the appended signatures be written;
(4) That according to the best information and belief of the affiant, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be;
(5) That the affiant is a registered voter of the fire protection district of the board member sought to be recalled; and
(6) The dates between which all the signatures to the petition were obtained.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 452, et al. merged with H.B. 484, et al.)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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