Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1235: Majority of affected landowners required to form.

If a majority of the affected landowners voting on the proposal approve the proposal, then the governing body of the county shall declare that an agricultural commodity research district comprised of the entire county has been formed. If a majority of the landowners voting on the proposal are opposed to the proposal, then the governing body of the county shall have no power to form an agricultural commodity district unless or until the governing body of the county shall again have submitted another proposal to authorize the creation of the district and the imposition and collection of the fee, and such proposal is approved by a majority vote of the affected landowners voting thereon.