Section 190.440

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 190

Effective - 02 Jul 1998, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  190.440.  Ballot measure for fee. — 1.  The office of administration shall not be authorized to establish a fee pursuant to the authority granted in section 190.430 unless a ballot measure is submitted and approved by the voters of this state.  The ballot measure shall be submitted by the secretary of state for approval or rejection at the general election held and conducted on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 1998, or at a special election to be called by the governor on the ballot measure.  If the measure is rejected at such general or special election, the measure may be resubmitted at each subsequent general election, or may be resubmitted at any subsequent special election called by the governor on the ballot measure, until such measure is approved.

  2.  The ballot of the submission shall contain, but is not limited to, the following language:

Shall the Missouri Office of Administration be authorized to establish a fee of up to fifty cents per month to be charged every wireless telephone number for the purpose of funding wireless enhanced 911 service?
☐ YES	☐ NO
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".

  3.  If a majority of the votes cast on the ballot measure by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of such measure, then the office of administration shall be authorized to establish a fee pursuant to section 190.430, and the fee shall be effective on January 1, 1999, or the first day of the month occurring at least thirty days after the approval of the ballot measure.  If a majority of the votes cast on the ballot measure by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the measure, then the office of administration shall have no power to establish the fee unless and until the measure is approved.

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(L. 1998 S.B. 743)

Effective 7-2-98

*Word "and" appears in original rolls.

Resubmitted to voters 8-06-02, defeated.