Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.870: Results, how certified.

The results of board elections conducted pursuant to section 162.865 shall be certified and transmitted to the state board of education and to the board of education of each school district comprising the special district, immediately upon tabulation following the closing of the polls. The state board of education, from the results so certified, shall determine the members elected to the board of education and shall issue certificates of election to the persons entitled thereto.