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SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 856
AN ACT
To amend chapter 71, RSMo, by adding thereto one new
section relating to residency requirements for mayors
of certain cities.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 71, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto
one new section, to be known as section 71.235, to read as
follows:
71.235. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
the contrary, no person shall be mayor of any city with five
thousand inhabitants or less unless he or she be at least
thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a
resident of the county in which a city with five thousand
inhabitants or less is located at the time of and for two
years next preceding his or her election. When two or more
persons shall have an equal number of votes for the office
of mayor, the matter shall be determined by the council.