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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.020 (2026)
Vacancy, how filled
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483.020. Vacancy, how filled. — When any vacancy shall occur in the office of any circuit clerk so elected, by death, resignation, removal, refusal to act or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the governor in the case of an elected clerk to fill such vacancy by appointing some eligible person to said office, who shall discharge the duties thereof until the next general election, at which time a clerk shall be chosen for the remainder of the term, who shall hold his office until his successor is duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed.
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(RSMo 1939 § 13284, A. 1949 S.B. 1145, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11665; 1919 § 2111; 1909 § 2674
Effective 1-02-79
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cases, 1955–2005 · leading case: Moore v. City of Parkville, 156 S.W.3d 384 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
Moore v. City of Parkville, 156 S.W.3d 384 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). “050 to provide for the manner in which zoning regulations shall be established, the Parkville Board of Aldermen, the legislative body of the City of Park-ville, enacted sections 483.020 and 483.030 of the Parkville Zoning Ordinances.”
State ex inf. Dalton v. Mouser, 284 S.W.2d 473 (Mo. 1955). “neral election of 1882 and every four years thereafter clerks of certain courts of record (including the clerks of circuit courts) shall be elected and shall enter upon their duties on the first Monday in January next ensuing their election and that they “shall hold their…”
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