HB1859--BALLOTMEASUREDESIGNATIONS
SPONSOR: Eggleston
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
ElectionsandElectedOfficialsbyavoteof7to3.
Thisbillimposesalabelingrequirementforpoliticalsubdivision
andspecialdistrictballotmeasuresusingsetsoflettersfromthe
alphabetanddoublelettersifneededasspecifiedinthebill.If
ameasureislabeled,butnotvoteduponatthenextelection,then
itretainsitsletterdesignationuntilithasbeenvotedonbythe
people.Thispracticeissimilartothecurrentlawonstatewide
ballotmeasurelabeling.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB556(2021).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillisidenticalto
legislationfromlastsessionwithstrongsupport. Itusesthe
samesystemforlocalballotmeasuresasusedforstatewide
measures.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Eggleston;ArnieC.Ac
Dienoff;ShaneSchoeller,MissouriAssociationofCountyClerksand
ElectionAuthorities,GreeneCounty.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillprovidedwrittentestimony.
TestifyingagainstthebillwereChloeTelle;CindyAustin;Dawn
Banks;GeraldLWnorowski;JustinMLofquest;LinzelHam;Lynn
Busby;MaryannVanDenHul;SusanKMoellering;SusanShumway;
AliciaDEdwards;AnnieBernaix;BrianHicks;CameliaJohnson;
DeniseFattic;andNancyDesloge.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.