{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.537","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.537","heading":"Hearing on necessity for recount, when.","body":"Not later than five days after the petition is filed, a preliminary hearing shall be held to determine whether there shall be a recount and not to determine what the recount would show. The court shall hear all evidence by the contestant and contestee bearing on the alleged irregularities.","path":["Title IX - SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS","Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=115.537","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"77d2ae7596924980c0c53cf06ecb9c15d2a8a6f535dec99d78d28b9b12e348b0","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.535","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-115.539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}