| 11 | | - | SectionA.Sections115.225,115.237,and116.220,RSMo,arerepealedandfivenew |
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| 12 | | - | 2sectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections115.225,115.237,116.225,1,and2, |
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| 13 | | - | 3toreadasfollows: |
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| 14 | | - | 115.225.1.Beforeusebyelectionauthoritiesinthisstate,thesecretaryofstateshall |
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| 15 | | - | 2approvethemarkingdevicesandtheautomatictabulatingequipmentusedinelectronic |
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| 16 | | - | 3votingsystemsandmaypromulgaterulesandregulationstoimplementtheintentofsections |
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| 17 | | - | 4115.225to115.235. |
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| 18 | | - | 5 2.Noelectronicvotingsystemshallbeapprovedunlessit: |
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| 19 | | - | 6 (1)Permitsvotinginabsolutesecrecy; |
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| 20 | | - | 7 (2)Permitseachvotertovoteforasmanycandidatesforeachofficeasavoteris |
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| 21 | | - | 8lawfullyentitledtovotefor; |
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| 22 | | - | 9 (3)Permitseachvotertovotefororagainstasmanyquestionsasavoterislawfully |
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| 23 | | - | 10entitledtovoteon,andnomore; |
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| 24 | | - | 11 (4)Providesfacilitiesforeachvotertocastasmanywrite-invotesforeachofficeasa |
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| 25 | | - | 12voterislawfullyentitledtocast; |
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| 26 | | - | 13 (5)Permitseachvoterinaprimaryelectiontovoteforthecandidatesofonlyone |
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| 27 | | - | 14partyannouncedbythevoterinadvance; |
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| 28 | | - | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15 (6)Permitseachvoteratapresidentialelectiontovotebyuseofasinglemarkforthe |
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| 30 | | - | 16candidatesofonepartyorgroupofpetitionersforpresident,vicepresidentandtheir |
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| 31 | | - | 17presidentialelectors; |
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| 32 | | - | 18 (7)Accuratelycountsallpropervotescastforeachcandidateandforandagainsteach |
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| 33 | | - | 19question; |
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| 34 | | - | 20 (8)Issettorejectallvotes,exceptwrite-invotes,foranyofficeandonanyquestion |
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| 35 | | - | 21whenthenumberofvotesexceedsthenumberavoterislawfullyentitledtocast; |
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| 36 | | - | 22 (9)Producestheelectionresultsfrompaperballotsthatvotershavemarkedby |
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| 37 | | - | 23handor,inthecaseofvoterswhoaredisabledandneedassistance,frompaperballots |
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| 38 | | - | 24thathavebeenmarkedbypaperballotmarkingmachinesdesignedtoassistvoterswho |
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| 39 | | - | 25aredisabled; |
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| 40 | | - | 26 (10)Permitseachvoter,whilevoting,toclearlyseetheballotlabel;and |
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| 41 | | - | 27 [(10)] (11)Hasbeentestedandiscertifiedbyanindependentauthoritythatmeetsthe |
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| 42 | | - | 28votingsystemstandardsdevelopedbytheFederalElectionCommissionoritssuccessor |
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| 43 | | - | 29agency.Theprovisionsofthissubdivisionshallnotberequiredforanysystempurchased |
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| 44 | | - | 30priortoAugust28,2002. |
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| 45 | | - | 31 3.UntilJanuary1,2024,ifanyelectionauthorityusesdirect-recordelectronic |
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| 46 | | - | 32touchscreenvotecountingmachines,theelectionauthoritymaycontinuetousesuch |
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| 47 | | - | 33machinessolelyforvoterswhoaredisabledanddesiretousethem.Whenmachines |
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| 48 | | - | 34requirereplacementduetowearandtear,malfunction,oranyotherreason,such |
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| 49 | | - | 35machineshallbereplacedwithapaperballotmarkingmachinedesignedtoassistvoters |
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| 50 | | - | 36whoaredisabled.Undernocircumstancesshalldirect-recordelectronictouchscreen |
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| 51 | | - | 37votecountingmachinesbeusedafterJanuary1,2024. |
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| 52 | | - | 38 4.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulesandregulationstoallowtheuseofa |
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| 53 | | - | 39computerizedvotingsystem.Theproceduresshallprovidefortheuseofacomputerized |
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| 54 | | - | 40votingsystemwiththeabilitytoprovideapaperaudittrail.Notwithstandinganyprovisions |
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| 55 | | - | 41ofthischaptertothecontrary,suchasystemmayallowforthestorageofprocessedballot |
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| 56 | | - | 42materialsinanelectronicform. |
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| 57 | | - | 43 [4.]5.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis |
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| 58 | | - | 44createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies |
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| 59 | | - | 45withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028. |
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| 60 | | - | 46Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 61 | | - | 47generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto |
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| 62 | | - | 48disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 63 | | - | 49rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid |
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| 64 | | - | 50andvoid. |
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| 65 | | - | HB1859 2 115.237.1.BeginningJanuary1,2023,theofficialballotshallbeapaperballot |
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| 66 | | - | 2thatishand-markedbythevoterorbythevoter'sdesigneeaspermittedunder |
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| 67 | | - | 3subsection3ofsection115.445,unlesssuchvoterchoosestouseaballotmarkingdevice |
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| 68 | | - | 4asprovidedinsubsection3ofsection115.225. |
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| 69 | | - | 5 2.Eachballotprintedordesignedforusewithanelectronicvotingsystemforany |
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| 70 | | - | 6electionpursuanttothischaptershallcontainallquestionsandthenamesofallofficesand |
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| 71 | | - | 7candidatescertifiedorfiledpursuanttothischapterandnoother.Asfaraspracticable,all |
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| 72 | | - | 8questionsandthenamesofallofficesandcandidatesforwhicheachvoterisentitledtovote |
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| 73 | | - | 9shallbeprintedononepageexceptfortheballotforpoliticalpartycommitteepersonsin |
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| 74 | | - | 10pollingplacesnotutilizinganelectronicvotingsystemwhichmaybeprintedseparatelyand |
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| 75 | | - | 11inconformitywiththerequirementscontainedinthissection.Asfaraspracticable,ballots |
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| 76 | | - | 12containingonlyquestionsandthenamesofnonpartisanofficesandcandidatesshallbe |
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| 77 | | - | 13printedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection,exceptthattheballotinformation |
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| 78 | | - | 14maybelistedinverticalorhorizontalrows.Thenamesofcandidatesforeachofficeshallbe |
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| 79 | | - | 15listedintheorderinwhichtheyarefiled. |
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| 80 | | - | 16 [2.]3.Inpollingplacesusingelectronicvotingsystems,theballotinformationmay |
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| 81 | | - | 17bearrangedinverticalorhorizontalrowsoronanumberofseparatepagesorscreens.Inany |
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| 82 | | - | 18event,thenameofeachcandidate,thecandidate'sparty,theofficeforwhichheorsheisa |
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| 83 | | - | 19candidate,andeachquestionshallbeindicatedclearlyontheballot. |
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| 84 | | - | 20 [3.]4.Nothinginthissubchaptershallbeconstruedasprohibitingtheuseofa |
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| 85 | | - | 21separatepaperballotforquestionsorforthepresidentialpreferenceprimaryinanypolling |
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| 86 | | - | 22placeusinganelectronicvotingsystem. |
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| 87 | | - | 23 [4.]5.Whereelectronicvotingsystemsareusedandwhenwrite-invotesare |
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| 88 | | - | 24authorizedbylaw,awrite-inballot,whichmaybeintheformofaseparatepaperballot,card, |
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| 89 | | - | 25orenvelope,maybeprovidedbytheelectionauthoritytopermiteachvotertowriteinthe |
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| 90 | | - | 26namesofpersonswhosenamesdonotappearontheballot. |
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| 91 | | - | 27 [5.]6.Noballotprintedordesignedforusewithanelectronicvotingsystemforany |
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| 92 | | - | 28partisanelectionheldunderthischaptershallallowapersontovoteastraightpoliticalparty |
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| 93 | | - | 29ticket.Forpurposesofthissubsection,a"straightpoliticalpartyticket"meansvotingforall |
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| 94 | | - | 30ofthecandidatesforelectiveofficewhoareontheballotrepresentingasinglepoliticalparty |
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| 95 | | - | 31byasingleselectionontheballot. |
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| 96 | | - | 32 [6.]7.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulesthatspecifyuniformstandardsfor |
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| 97 | | - | 33ballotlayoutforeachelectronicorcomputerizedballotcountingsystemapprovedunderthe |
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| 98 | | - | 34provisionsofsection115.225sothattheballotusedwithanycountingsystemis,where |
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| 99 | | - | 35possible,consistentwiththeintentofthissection.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstrued |
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| 100 | | - | 36torequiretheformatspecifiedinthissectionifitdoesnotmeettherequirementsoftheballot |
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| 101 | | - | 37countingsystemusedbytheelectionauthority. |
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| 102 | | - | HB1859 3 38 [7.]8.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis |
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| 103 | | - | 39createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies |
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| 104 | | - | 40withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028. |
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| 105 | | - | 41Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 106 | | - | 42generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto |
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| 107 | | - | 43disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 108 | | - | 44rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid |
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| 109 | | - | 45andvoid. |
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| 10 | + | SectionA.Section116.220,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | + | 2thereof,tobeknownassection116.225,toreadasfollows: |
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