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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 197
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE HALES.
731 1H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution
of Missouri, by adopting one new section relating to metropolitan districts.
Be it r esolved by the House of Repr esentatives, the Senate concurring ther ein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on T uesday next
2 following the first Monday in November , 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the state
5 of Missouri:
Section A. Article VI, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adopting one new
2 section, to be known as Section 34, to read as follows:
Section 34. 1. Metr opolitan districts established under Section 30(a) of this
2 Article shall be subject to the pr ovisions of this section.
3 2. The governing bodies of the city and county shall draw six districts that ar e as
4 near as equal in population as practicable. Board members of the metrop olitan district
5 shall be elected, one from each district. Districts shall be r edrawn following each
6 decennial census.
7 3. The governing bodies of the city and county shall set the length of terms for
8 board members. The length of terms shall become effective at the first election for each
9 member that occurs after December 3, 2026.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.