services regulated
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200 Madison Street
Governor Office Building
Jefferson City, MO 65101
associated RTO
MISO (Midcontinent ISO) and SPP (Southwest Power Pool) |
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year established
1913 |
commission seats
5 |
Commission Staff
195 |
Selection Method | Appointed | |
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Chairperson Selection | ||
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Term length | 6 Years | |
Term limit | ||
Bipartisan Requirement | No more than three commissioners may belong to the same political party. This is not a legal requirement, but the governor follows this... |
Bipartisan RequirementNo more than three commissioners may belong to the same political party. This is not a legal requirement, but the governor follows this rule according to tradition. |
Commissioner Prequalifications | There are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: Mo. Rev. Stat. _ 386.050 "Each commissioner, at the time of... |
Commissioner PrequalificationsThere are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: Mo. Rev. Stat. _ 386.050 "Each commissioner, at the time of the commissioner's appointment and qualification, shall be a resident of the state of Missouri, and shall have resided in the state for a period of at least five years next preceding the appointment and qualification, and shall also be a qualified voter therein and not less than twenty-five years of age."; Mo. Rev. Stat. _ 386.110 "No person shall be eligible to appointment or shall hold the office of commissioner, or be appointed by the commission, or hold any office or position under the commission, who holds any official relation to any gas corporation, electrical corporation, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, heat and refrigerating corporation, sewer corporation, or other public service or public utility corporation or person subject to any of the provisions of this chapter, or who owns stocks or bonds therein, or who has any pecuniary interest therein." |