{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-28.005","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 28.005","heading":"Secretary of state, term of office, term begins, when.","body":"The secretary of state shall hold office for a term of four years beginning at 12:00 noon on the second Monday in January next after his or her election and until a successor is elected and qualified.","path":["Title IV - EXECUTIVE BRANCH","Chapter 28 - Secretary of State"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=28.005","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"4262dc5ee304261a9b5803e64378efa5239e2c04fd91ab5a4977650f81f82ee5","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-27.117--2","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-28.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}