No county shall be divided or have any portion stricken therefrom except by vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each county affected.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 4, under Local Government.
Mo. Const. art. VI, § 4
Division or diminution of counties
No county shall be divided or have any portion stricken therefrom except by vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each county affected.