{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.037","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.037","heading":"Removal of commissioner, when.","body":"Any commissioner may be removed by the governor for misconduct in office. Before removing a commissioner, the governor shall notify the commissioner in writing of all charges against him. Not less than ten days after so notifying a commissioner, the governor shall give the commissioner an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel in his defense. If a vacancy on any board occurs for any reason, the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a new commissioner to serve the unexpired term. The new commissioner shall be a member of the same political party as the commissioner he is appointed to replace.","path":["Title IX - SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS","Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=115.037","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"5c0355d9b9f76fe333758f02980c8b3ef4ac9700627cd4aca84d514dfb1ec5ae","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.035","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.039"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}