MO HB994

Petitions requesting a state audit of a political subdivision must be submitted by a person who resides or owns real property within the boundaries or service area of that subdivision

Petitions must be submitted to the state auditor within one year of requesting the petition form

Signers may rescind their signature by submitting a sworn statement to the state auditor within 10 days of the petition's submission, and rescinded signatures will not count toward the required threshold

Signature thresholds for triggering an audit range from 25% of qualified voters (for subdivisions with fewer than 1,000 voters) down to 5% (for subdivisions with 50,000+ voters), with minimum signature requirements of 200 to 5,000 depending on size

The political subdivision being audited pays the actual cost, with the state auditor required to provide a cost estimate within 60 days of request