Missouri § 162.860 - Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where.
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§ 162.860. Candidates for board, qualifications — filing for office, where.
Candidates for membership on the board of education of a special school district with a population of not more than one hundred thousand persons shall be citizens of the United States and voters of the proposed district who have resided within the state for one year next preceding the election and who are at least twenty-four years of age. All candidates shall file their declarations of candidacy with the secretary of the state board of education.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 43, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687)
Effective 5-24-96
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