If the secretary of state fails to receive any abstract for one mail after it is due, he shall dispatch a messenger to the county not returned, with the direction to deliver the abstract, unless circumstances clearly justify a longer delay, which in no case shall exceed thirty days.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.509
Messenger to be sent for abstract of votes, when
Known as the Fair Ballot Access Act
The act spans §§ 115–115 (365 sections).
Effective: 01 Jan 1978, see footnote; (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.330)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.