Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.020
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
The township organization form of county government shall not become operative unless adopted by a vote of the majority of the voters of the county voting upon the question. All counties of the third and fourth classes which have adopted township organization form of county government may abolish the same by submitting the question to a vote of the voters of the county.
§ 65.020, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 13929, A.L. 1945 p. 1972, A.L. 1959 S.B. 73, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971