{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-116.140","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.140","heading":"Secretary of state's authority not to count forged or fraudulent signatures.","body":"Notwithstanding certifications from election authorities under section 116.130, the secretary of state shall have authority not to count signatures on initiative or referendum petitions which are, in his opinion, forged or fraudulent signatures.","path":["Title IX - SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS","Chapter 116 - Initiative and Referendum"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=116.140","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"1aac44ee737cc160cd2a167c68012de4ba984a900feba2aabce209fd42beb664","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-116.130","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-116.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}