The school board of the Special School District of St. Louis County may place issues on the ballot as needed or as required by law.

Certification of Ballot Language
The board will approve ballot language before any ballot issue is submitted to the election authority for inclusion on the ballot. The superintendent is authorized to have ballot language drafted or reviewed by an attorney prior to board approval. In accordance with law, the superintendent or designee will notify the election authority of the ballot issue and provide the language for the ballot no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to the election. The superintendent or designee may send the required notices by facsimile transmission as long as the election authority receives the original copy of the notice within three business days of the facsimile.

If there will be no additional cost for printing or reprinting the ballots, or if the board agrees to pay any costs incurred, the board may seek a court order to add an issue to or remove an issue from the ballot, as long as the notification occurs no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eighth Tuesday before the election.

Accepting Election Results
The board will be presented with official election results at the next regular meeting scheduled after the district receives the results. The board will accept the results or, alternatively, decide whether to take action to challenge the results.

The types of ballot issues that the district may submit are listed and described in regulation BBB-R.

Date Adopted:
June 11, 2013

Date Revised:
March 10, 2020

Cross Refs.:
DC - Taxing and Borrowing Authority and Limitations
DCB - Political Campaigns

Legal Refs.:
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 26(b); art. X, § 11(c) §§ 115.123, .125, .646, 162.223, .431, .441, .451, 164.013, .031, .121, .151, 167.231, .825, .830, .835, .840 RSMo.
http://revisor.mo.gov/main/Home.aspx
http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/moconstn.html