Duty of election authority on receipt of writ.

21.130. The election authority to whom any writ of electionis delivered shall cause the election to supply the vacancy to beheld within the limits composing the county or district at thetime of the next preceding general election, and shall issue itsproclamation or notice for holding the election accordingly, andtransmit a copy thereof, together with a copy of the writ, to*the election authority of each of the counties within which anypart of the old county or district lies, who shall cause copiesof the notice to be put up, and the election to be heldaccordingly, in the parts of their respective counties ascomposed a part of the old county or district for which theelection is to be held, at the last preceding general election;and the returns shall be made and the certificate of electiongranted in all things as if no division had taken place.

(RSMo 1939 § 12861, A.L. 1957 p. 595, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11236; 1919 § 7111; 1909 § 8110

*Word "to" not in original rolls.

CROSS REFERENCE:

Notice of election, RSMo 115.127