Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.231
162.231 Failure to approve proposed district — effect.
162.231. Failure to approve proposed district — effect. — If any proposed seven-director district does not receive the required majority affirmative vote, the school districts constituting the proposed new school district shall remain as they were prior to the submission of the question.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-23, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.693)