No person shall be eligible to any township office unless he shall be a voter and a resident of such township. Such person serving as a township officer must remain a resident of the township for the duration of his or her term.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.150
Eligibility for office
Effective: 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 13953, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58); Prior revisions: 1929 § 12276; 1919 § 13189; 1909 § 11677
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.