Missouri 2022 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB2140 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1		SECONDREGULARSESSION
2		-	[PERFECTED]
3	2		HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
4	3		HOUSEBILLNO.2140
5	4		101STGENERALASSEMBLY
6		-	4468H.~~03P~~ DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
	5	+	4468H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
7	6		ANACT
8	7		Torepealsections115.013,115.031,115.045,115.051,115.081,115.085,115.135,115.151,
9	8		115.157,115.160,115.165,115.205,115.225,115.237,115.257,115.275,115.277,
10	9		115.279,115.283,115.285,115.287,115.291,115.302,115.349,115.417,115.427,
11	10		115.435,115.447,115.652,115.902,and115.960,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereof
12		-	~~forty-onenewsectionsrelatingtoelections~~,withpenaltyprovisions.
	11	+	thirty-ninenewsectionsrelatingtoelections,withpenaltyprovisions.
13	12		BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
14	13		SectionA.Sections115.013,115.031,115.045,115.051,115.081,115.085,115.135,
15	14		2115.151,115.157,115.160,115.165,115.205,115.225,115.237,115.257,115.275,115.277,
16	15		3115.279,115.283,115.285,115.287,115.291,115.302,115.349,115.417,115.427,115.435,
17		-	4115.447,115.652,115.902,and115.960,RSMo,~~arerepealedandforty-onenewsections~~
	16	+	4115.447,115.652,115.902,and115.960,RSMo,arerepealedandthirty-ninenewsections
18	17		5enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections28.960,115.004,115.013,115.022,115.031,
19	18		6115.045,115.051,115.081,115.085,115.135,115.151,115.157,115.160,115.165,115.205,
20	19		7115.225,115.237,115.257,115.275,115.277,115.279,115.283,115.285,115.286,115.287,
21	20		8115.291,115.349,115.417,115.427,115.435,115.447,115.652,115.902,115.960,115.1200,
22		-	9115.1500,115.1505,115.1510,~~167.177,1,and2~~,toreadasfollows:
	21	+	9115.1500,115.1505,115.1510,and1,toreadasfollows:
23	22		28.960.1.Thesecretaryofstateshallhavetheauthorityto,athisorher
24	23		2discretion,auditthelistofregisteredvotersforanyelectionauthoritytoensure
25	24		3accuracy.
26	25		4 2.Anyauditconductedbythesecretaryofstateshall,atminimum,determine
27	26		5whetherthelocalelectionauthorityhasperformedthefollowingvoterregistrationlist
28	27		6maintenanceactivities,asrequiredbylaw:
29	28		7 (1)Sendingverificationnoticesinaccordancewithsection115.155;and
30	29		EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31	30		intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8 (2)Registeringvotersandremovingnamesfromthevoterregistrationsystemin
32	31		9accordancewithsection115.158.
33	32		10 3.Aftercompletingtheaudit,thesecretaryofstateshallnotifythelocalelection
34	33		11authorityofanymaintenanceupdatesthatarerequiredandshalladvisethelocal
35	34		12electionauthoritytheyhavethirtydaystomakerequiredupdates.If,afterthirtydays,
36	35		13thesecretaryofstatedeterminesthatthelocalelectionauthorityhasnotperformedthe
37	36		14requiredmaintenanceofvoterregistrationlistsasrequiredbylaw,thesecretaryof
38	37		15state'sofficeshallhavetheauthoritytowithholdfundsfromthelocalelectionauthority.
39	38		115.004.Thesectionsofthischapterandallrelatedrulesandregulationsshall
40	39		2notbeamendedormodifiedinanymannerinthetwenty-sixweeksprecedinga
41	40		3presidentialelection.
42	41		115.013.Asusedinthischapter,unlessthecontextclearlyimpliesotherwise,the
43	42		2followingtermsmean:
44	43		3 (1)"Air-gap"or"air-gapped",asecuritymeasureinwhichequipmentis
45	44		4physicallyandtechnicallyisolatedfromanynetworkandisnotdirectlyconnectedtothe
46	45		5internetnorisitconnectedtoanyothersystemthatisconnectedtotheinternet.Data
47	46		6canonlybepassedtoanair-gappeddevicephysicallyviaaUSBorotherremovable
48	47		7media;
49	48		8 (2)"Automatictabulatingequipment",theapparatusnecessarytoexamineand
50	49		9automaticallycountvotes,andthedataprocessingmachineswhichareusedforcounting
51	50		10votesandtabulatingresultsandwhichareair-gappedandnotabletobeconnectedtoa
52	51		11network;
53	52		12 [(2)](3)"Ballot",the[ballotcard,] paperballot,orballotdesignedforusewithan
54	53		13electronicvotingsystemonwhicheachvotermaycastallvotestowhichheorsheisentitled
55	54		14atanelection;
56	55		15 [(3)"Ballotcard",aballotwhichisvotedbymakingamarkwhichcanbetabulated
57	56		16byautomatictabulatingequipment;]
58	57		17 (4)"Ballotlabel",thecard,paper,booklet,page,orothermaterialcontainingthe
59	58		18namesofallofficesandcandidatesandstatementsofallquestionstobevotedon;
60	59		19 (5)"Countinglocation",alocationselectedbytheelectionauthorityfortheautomatic
61	60		20processingorcounting,orboth,ofballots;
62	61		21 (6)"County",anycountyinthisstateoranycitynotwithinacounty;
63	62		22 (7)"Disqualified",adeterminationmadebyacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,the
64	63		23Missouriethicscommission,anelectionauthorityoranyotherbodyauthorizedbylawto
65	64		24makesuchadeterminationthatacandidateisineligibletoholdofficeornotentitledtobe
66	65		25votedonforoffice;
67	66		HCSHB2140 2 26 (8)"District",anareawithinthestateorwithinapoliticalsubdivisionofthestate
68	67		27fromwhichapersoniselectedtorepresenttheareaonapolicy-makingbodywith
69	68		28representativesofotherareasinthestateorpoliticalsubdivision;
70	69		29 (9)"Electronicvotingmachine",anypartofanair-gappedelectronicvotingsystem
71	70		30onwhichavoterisabletocastaballotunderthischapter;
72	71		31 (10)"Electronicvotingsystem",asystemofcastingvotesbyuseofmarkingdevices,
73	72		32andcountingvotesbyuseofautomaticair-gappedtabulatingorair-gappeddataprocessing
74	73		33equipment,includingcomputerizedvotingsystems;
75	74		34 (11)"Establishedpoliticalparty"forthestate,apoliticalpartywhich,ateitherofthe
76	75		35lasttwogeneralelections,polledforitscandidateforanystatewideofficemorethantwo
77	76		36percentoftheentirevotecastfortheoffice."Establishedpoliticalparty"foranydistrictor
78	77		37politicalsubdivisionshallmeanapoliticalpartywhichpolledmorethantwopercentofthe
79	78		38entirevotecastateitherofthelasttwoelectionsinwhichthedistrictorpoliticalsubdivision
80	79		39votedasaunitfortheelectionofofficersorrepresentativestoserveitsarea;
81	80		40 (12)"Federaloffice",theofficeofpresidentialelector,UnitedStatessenator,or
82	81		41representativeinCongress;
83	82		42 (13)"Independent",acandidatewhoisnotacandidateofanypoliticalpartyandwho
84	83		43isrunningforanofficeforwhichpoliticalpartycandidatesmayrun;
85	84		44 (14)"Majorpoliticalparty",thepoliticalpartywhosecandidatesreceivedthehighest
86	85		45orsecondhighestnumberofvotesatthelastgeneralelection;
87	86		46 (15)"Markingdevice",any[approved] deviceapprovedbythesecretaryofstate
88	87		47undersection115.225whichwillenablethevotestobecountedbyautomatictabulating
89	88		48equipment;
90	89		49 (16)"Municipal"or"municipality",acity,village,orincorporatedtownofthisstate;
91	90		50 (17)"Newparty",anypoliticalgroupwhichhasfiledavalidpetitionandisentitledto
92	91		51placeitslistofcandidatesontheballotatthenextgeneralorspecialelection;
93	92		52 (18)"Nonpartisan",acandidatewhoisnotacandidateofanypoliticalpartyandwho
94	93		53isrunningforanofficeforwhichpartycandidatesmaynotrun;
95	94		54 (19)"Politicalparty",anyestablishedpoliticalpartyandanynewparty;
96	95		55 (20)"Politicalsubdivision",acounty,city,town,village,ortownshipofatownship
97	96		56organizationcounty;
98	97		57 (21)"Pollingplace",thevotingplacedesignatedforallvotersresidinginoneormore
99	98		58precinctsforanyelection;
100	99		59 (22)"Precincts",thegeographicalareasintowhichtheelectionauthoritydividesits
101	100		60jurisdictionforthepurposeofconductingelections;
102	101		61 (23)"Publicoffice",anyofficeestablishedbyconstitution,statuteorcharterandany
103	102		62employmentundertheUnitedStates,thestateofMissouri,oranypoliticalsubdivisionor
104	103		HCSHB2140 3 63specialdistrictthereof,butdoesnotincludeanyofficeintheMissouristatedefenseforceor
105	104		64theNationalGuardortheofficeofnotarypublicorcityattorneyincitiesofthethird
106	105		65classificationorcitiesofthefourthclassification;
107	106		66 (24)"Question",anymeasureontheballotwhichcanbevoted"YES"or"NO";
108	107		67 (25)"Relativewithintheseconddegreebyconsanguinityoraffinity",aspouse,
109	108		68parent,child,grandparent,brother,sister,grandchild,mother-in-law,father-in-law,daughter-
110	109		69in-law,orson-in-law;
111	110		70 (26)"Specialdistrict",anyschooldistrict,waterdistrict,fireprotectiondistrict,
112	111		71hospitaldistrict,healthcenter,nursingdistrict,orotherdistrictswithtaxingauthority,orother
113	112		72districtformedpursuanttothelawsofMissouritoprovidelimited,specificservices;
114	113		73 (27)"Specialelection",electionscalledbyanyschooldistrict,waterdistrict,fire
115	114		74protectiondistrict,orotherdistrictformedpursuanttothelawsofMissouritoprovidelimited,
116	115		75specificservices;and
117	116		76 (28)"Votingdistrict",theoneormoreprecinctswithinwhichallvotersvoteata
118	117		77singlepollingplaceforanyelection.
119	118		115.022.Notwithstandinganyotherlawtothecontrary,neitherthestateof
120	119		2Missourinoranypoliticalsubdivisionthereofthatconductselectionsshallreceiveor
121	120		3expendprivatemoneysforpreparing,administering,orconductinganelection
122	121		4includingregisteringvoters.
123	122		115.031.Eachelectioncommissionershallbearegisteredvoterandaresidentofthe
124	123		2jurisdictionforwhichheorsheisappointed[foratleastoneyearprecedinghisappointment].
125	124		3Duringhistermofoffice,nocommissionershallholdanystatutorypositionwithinapolitical
126	125		4partyoronapoliticalcommittee,beacandidateforpoliticalofficeorholdanyotherpublic
127	126		5office.
128	127		115.045.Eachelectionauthorityshallhavetheauthoritytoemploysuchattorneys
129	128		2andotheremployeesasmaybenecessarytopromptlyandcorrectlyperformthedutiesofthe
130	129		3electionauthority.Whereanelectronicvotingsystemorvotingmachinesareused,the
131	130		4electionauthorityshalldesignatecompetentemployeestohavecustodyofandsupervise
132	131		5maintenanceofthevotingequipment.Boardofelectioncommissioners'employeesshallbe
133	132		6subjecttothesamerestrictionsandsubscribethesameoathasmembersoftheboardof
134	133		7electioncommissioners,exceptthatnoemployeeofaboardofelectioncommissionersshall
135	134		8berequiredtopostbondorresideandbearegisteredvoterwithinthejurisdictionofthe
136	135		9electionauthorityunlessdirectedtodosobytheboard.Employeeoathsandanybondsshall
137	136		10befiledandpreservedintheofficeoftheboard.
138	137		115.051.1.Ineachcountywhichdoesnothaveaboardofelectioncommissioners,
139	138		2thecountyclerkshallhavetherighttoemploysuchdeputiesandassistantsasarenecessaryto
140	139		3promptlyandcorrectlyregistervotersandconductelections.Whereanelectronicvoting
141	140		HCSHB2140 4 4systemorvotingmachinesareused,thecountyclerkshalldesignatecompetentemployeesto
142	141		5havecustodyofandsupervisemaintenanceofthevotingequipment.Eachdeputyshallbe
143	142		6subjecttothesamerestrictionsandsubscribethesameoathasthecountyclerk,exceptthatno
144	143		7employeeshallberequiredtopostbondorresideandbearegisteredvoterwithinthe
145	144		8jurisdictionoftheelectionauthorityunlessdirectedtodosobytheclerk.Employeeoaths
146	145		9andanybondsshallbefiledandpreservedintheofficeofthecountyclerk.
147	146		10 2.Withinthetotalamountfordeputiesandassistantsapprovedbythecounty
148	147		11commission,thesalaryofeachdeputyandassistantshallbesetbythecountyclerk.
149	148		115.081.1.Eachelectionauthorityshallappointelectionjudgesforeachpolling
150	149		2placewithinitsjurisdictioninaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection.
151	150		3 2.Inallprimaryandgeneralelections,theelectionauthorityshallappointatleasttwo
152	151		4judgesfromeachmajorpoliticalpartytoserveateachpollingplace.Thecommitteeofeach
153	152		5majorpoliticalpartywithinthejurisdictionofanelectionauthorityisauthorizedto
154	153		6providetheelectionauthoritywithalistofelectionjudgecandidateswhomeetthe
155	154		7requirementsundersection115.085.Thecandidatesshallnotberequiredtoreside
156	155		8withinthejurisdictionoftheelectionauthority,asauthorizedundersection115.085.If
157	156		9acommitteeofamajorpoliticalpartywithinthejurisdictionofanelectionauthority
158	157		10failstoprovidetheprescribednumberofqualifiednamestofillallelectionjudge
159	158		11positionsbeforethedateestablishedbytheelectionauthority,theelectionauthoritymay
160	159		12selectjudgestofillthepositionsasprovidedbylaw.Iftheelectionauthoritydetermines
161	160		13thatanamesubmittedbyacommitteeofamajorpoliticalpartyisnotqualifiedtoserve
162	161		14asanelectionjudge,theelectionauthorityshallallowthepartytosubmitanothername
163	162		15beforefillingthepositionasprovidedbylaw.Nomajorpoliticalpartyshallhavea
164	163		16majorityofthejudgesatanypollingplace.Noestablishedpartyshallhaveagreaternumber
165	164		17ofjudgesatanypollingplacethananymajorpoliticalparty.
166	165		18 3.Inanyelectionthatisnotaprimaryorgeneralelection,theelectionauthorityshall
167	166		19appointatleastonejudgefromeachmajorpoliticalpartytoserveateachpollingplace.No
168	167		20majorpoliticalpartyshallhaveamajorityofthejudgesatanypollingplace.Noestablished
169	168		21partyshallhaveagreaternumberofjudgesatanypollingplacethananymajorpoliticalparty.
170	169		22 4.Theelectionauthorityshalldesignatetwoofthejudgesappointedforeachpolling
171	170		23place,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty,assupervisoryjudges.Supervisoryjudgesshallbe
172	171		24responsibleforthereturnofelectionsuppliesfromthepollingplacetotheelectionauthority
173	172		25andshallhaveanyadditionaldutiesprescribedbytheelectionauthority.
174	173		26 5.Electionjudgesmaybeemployedtoserveforthefirsthalforlasthalfofany
175	174		27electionday.Suchjudgesshallbepaidone-halftheregularrateofpay.Ifpart-timejudges
176	175		28areemployed,theelectionauthorityshallemploysuchjudgesandshallseethatasufficient
177	176		29numberforeachperiodarepresentatalltimessoastohavethepropertotalnumberofjudges
178	177		HCSHB2140 5 30presentateachpollingplacethroughouteachelectionday.Theelectionauthorityshall
179	178		31requirethatateachpollingplaceatleastoneelectionjudgefromeachpoliticalpartyservea
180	179		32fulldayandthatatalltimesduringthedaytherebeanequalnumberofelectionjudgesfrom
181	180		33eachpoliticalparty.
182	181		34 6.Anelectionauthoritymayappointadditionalelectionjudgesrepresentingother
183	182		35establishedpoliticalpartiesandadditionalelectionjudgeswhodonotclaimapolitical
184	183		36affiliation.Anyquestionwhichrequiresadecisionbythemajorityofjudgesshallonlybe
185	184		37madebythejudgesfromthemajorpoliticalparties.
186	185		115.085.Nopersonshallbeappointedtoserveasanelectionjudgewhoisnota
187	186		2registeredvoterinthisstate[; providedthat,beforeanyelectionauthoritymayappointjudges
188	187		3whoareregisteredvotersofanotherelectionauthority'sjurisdiction,theelectionauthority
189	188		4shallobtainthewrittenconsentoftheelectionauthorityforthejurisdictionwherethe
190	189		5prospectivejudgesareregisteredtovote]. Eachelectionjudgeshallbeapersonofgood
191	190		6reputeandcharacterwhocanspeak,read,andwritetheEnglishlanguage.Nopersonshall
192	191		7serveasanelectionjudgeatanypollingplaceinwhichhisorhernameorthenameofa
193	192		8relativewithintheseconddegree,byconsanguinityoraffinity,appearsontheballot.
194	193		9However,norelativeofanyunopposedcandidateshallbedisqualifiedfromservingasan
195	194		10electionjudgeinanyelectionjurisdictionofthestate.Noelectionjudgeshall,duringhisor
196	195		11hertermofoffice,holdanyotherelectivepublicoffice,otherthanasamemberofapolitical
197	196		12partycommitteeortownshipoffice,exceptanypersonwhoiselectedtoaboardor
198	197		13commissionofapoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrictmayserveasanelectionjudgeexcept
199	198		14atapollingplacewheresuchpoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistricthasanissueorcandidate
200	199		15ontheballot.Inanycountyhavingapopulationoflessthantwohundredfiftythousand
201	200		16inhabitants,anycandidateforthecountycommitteeofapoliticalpartywhoisnotacandidate
202	201		17foranyotherofficeandwhoisunopposedforelectionasamemberofthecommitteeshallnot
203	202		18bedisqualifiedfromservingasanelectionjudge.
204	203		115.135.1.Anypersonwhoisqualifiedtovote,orwhoshallbecomequalifiedto
205	204		2voteonorbeforethedayofelection,shallbeentitledtoregisterinthejurisdictionwithin
206	205		3whichheorsheresides.Inordertovoteinanyelectionforwhichregistrationisrequired,a
207	206		4personmustberegisteredtovoteinthe[jurisdictionofhisorherresidence] stateofMissouri
208	207		5nolaterthan5:00p.m.,orthenormalclosingtimeofanypublicbuildingwherethe
209	208		6registrationisbeingheldifsuchtimeislaterthan5:00p.m.,onthefourthWednesdaypriorto
210	209		7theelection,unlessthevoterisaninterstateformerresident,[anintrastatenewresident,] a
211	210		8newresident,oracoveredvoter,asdefinedinsection115.275.[Exceptasprovidedin
212	211		9subsection4ofthissection,innocaseshallregistrationforanelectionextendbeyond10:00
213	212		10p.m.onthefourthWednesdaypriortotheelection.] Anypersonregisteringaftersuchdate
214	213		11shallbeeligibletovoteinsubsequentelections.
215	214		HCSHB2140 6 12 2.Apersonapplyingtoregisterwithanelectionauthorityoradeputyregistration
216	215		13officialshallidentifyhimselforherselfbypresentingacopyofabirthcertificate,aNative
217	216		14Americantribaldocument,otherproofofUnitedStatescitizenship,avalidMissouridrivers
218	217		15licenseorotherformofpersonalidentificationatthetimeofregistration.
219	218		16 3.Exceptasprovidedinfederallaworfederalelectionsandinsection115.277,no
220	219		17personshallbeentitledtovoteifthepersonhasnotregisteredtovoteinthejurisdictionofhis
221	220		18orherresidence[priortothedeadlinetoregistertovote].
222	221		19 4.Acoveredvoterasdefinedinsection115.275whohasbeendischargedfrom
223	222		20militaryservice,hasreturnedfromamilitarydeploymentoractivation,orhasseparatedfrom
224	223		21employmentoutsidetheterritoriallimitsoftheUnitedStatesafterthedeadlinetoregisterto
225	224		22vote,andwhoisotherwisequalifiedtoregistertovote,mayregistertovoteinanelectionin
226	225		23personbeforetheelectionauthorityuntil5:00p.m.ontheFridaybeforesuchelection.Such
227	226		24personsshallproducesufficientdocumentationshowingevidenceofqualifyingforlate
228	227		25registrationpursuanttothissection.
229	228		115.151.1.Eachqualifiedapplicantwhoappearsbeforetheelectionauthorityshall
230	229		2bedeemedregisteredasofthetimetheapplicant'scompleted,signedandswornregistration
231	230		3applicationiswitnessedbytheelectionauthorityordeputyregistrationofficial.
232	231		4 2.Eachapplicantwhoregistersbymailshallbedeemedtoberegisteredasofthedate
233	232		5theapplicationispostmarked,ifsuchapplicationisacceptedandnotrejectedbytheelection
234	233		6authorityandtheverificationnoticerequiredpursuanttosection115.155isnotreturnedas
235	234		7undeliverablebythepostalservice.
236	235		8 3.Eachapplicantwhoregistersatavoterregistrationagencyorthedivisionofmotor
237	236		9vehicleanddriverslicensingofthedepartmentofrevenueshallbedeemedtoberegisteredas
238	237		10ofthedatetheapplicationissignedbytheapplicant,ifsuchapplicationisacceptedandnot
239	238		11rejectedbytheelectionauthorityandtheverificationnoticerequiredpursuanttosection
240	239		12115.155isnotreturnedasundeliverablebythepostalservice.Voterregistrationagencies
241	240		13[andthedivisionofmotorvehicleanddriverslicensingofthedepartmentofrevenue] shall
242	241		14transmitvoterregistrationapplicationformstotheappropriateelectionauthoritynotlater
243	242		15thanfivebusinessdaysaftertheformiscompletedbytheapplicant.Thedivisionofmotor
244	243		16vehicleanddriverlicensingofthedepartmentofrevenueshalltransmitvoter
245	244		17registrationapplicationformstotheappropriateelectionauthoritynotlaterthanthree
246	245		18businessdaysaftertheformiscompletedbytheapplicant.
247	246		115.157.1.Theelectionauthoritymayplaceallinformationonanyregistrationcards
248	247		2incomputerizedforminaccordancewithsection115.158.Noelectionauthorityorsecretary
249	248		3ofstateshallfurnishtoanymemberofthepublicelectronicmediaorprintoutshowingany
250	249		4registrationinformation,exceptasprovidedinthissection.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection
251	250		52ofthissection,theelectionauthorityorsecretaryofstateshallmakeavailableelectronic
252	251		HCSHB2140 7 6mediaorprintoutsshowingonlyuniquevoteridentificationnumbers,voters'names,[dates]
253	252		7yearofbirth,addresses,townshipsorwards,andprecincts.Electronicdatashallbe
254	253		8maintainedinatleastthefollowingseparatefields:
255	254		9 (1)Voteridentificationnumber;
256	255		10 (2)Firstname;
257	256		11 (3)Middleinitial;
258	257		12 (4)Lastname;
259	258		13 (5)Suffix;
260	259		14 (6)Streetnumber;
261	260		15 (7)Streetdirection;
262	261		16 (8)Streetname;
263	262		17 (9)Streetsuffix;
264	263		18 (10)Apartmentnumber;
265	264		19 (11)City;
266	265		20 (12)State;
267	266		21 (13)Zipcode;
268	267		22 (14)Township;
269	268		23 (15)Ward;
270	269		24 (16)Precinct;
271	270		25 (17)Senatorialdistrict;
272	271		26 (18)Representativedistrict;
273	272		27 (19)Congressionaldistrict.
274	273		28 2.Allelectionauthoritiesshallentervoterhistoryintheircomputerizedregistration
275	274		29systemsandshall,notmorethan[six]threemonthsaftertheelection,forwardsuchdatato
276	275		30theMissourivoterregistrationsystemestablishedinsection115.158.Inaddition,election
277	276		31authoritiesshallforwardregistrationandotherdatainamannerprescribedbythesecretaryof
278	277		32statetocomplywiththeHelpAmericaVoteActof2002.
279	278		33 3.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection6ofthissection,theelectionauthorityshall
280	279		34furnish,forafee,electronicmediaoraprintoutshowingonlythenames,[dates] yearofbirth
281	280		35andaddressesofvoters,oranypartthereof,withinthejurisdictionoftheelectionauthority
282	281		36whovotedinanyspecificelection,includingprimaryelections,bytownship,wardor
283	282		37precinct,providedthatnothinginthischaptershallrequiresuchvoterinformationtobe
284	283		38releasedtothepublicovertheinternetandshallnotbeusedforcommercialpurposes.
285	284		39 4.[Exceptasprovidedinsubsection6ofthissection,uponarequestbyacandidate,a
286	285		40dulyauthorizedrepresentativeofacampaigncommittee,orapoliticalpartycommittee,the
287	286		41secretaryofstateshallfurnish,forafeedeterminedbythesecretaryofstateandin
288	287		42compliancewithsection610.026,mediainanelectronicformator,ifsorequested,ina
289	288		HCSHB2140 8 43printedformat,showingthenames,addresses,andvoteridentificationnumbersofvoters
290	289		44withinthejurisdictionofaspecificelectionauthoritywhoappliedforanabsenteeballot
291	290		45undersection115.279foranyspecificelectioninvolvingaballotmeasureoranofficefor
292	291		46whichthedeclarationofcandidacyisrequiredtobefiledwiththesecretaryofstatepursuant
293	292		47tosection115.353,includingprimaryelections,bytownship,ward,orprecinct.Nothingin
294	293		48thissectionshallrequiresuchvoterinformationtobereleasedtothepublicovertheinternet.
295	294		49Forpurposesofthissection,theterms"candidate","campaigncommittee",and"political
296	295		50partycommittee"shallhavethesamemeaninggiventosuchtermsinsection130.011.
297	296		51 5.]Theamountoffeeschargedforinformationprovidedinthissectionshallbe
298	297		52establishedpursuanttochapter610.Allrevenuescollectedbythesecretaryofstatepursuant
299	298		53tothissectionshallbedepositedinthestatetreasuryandcreditedtothesecretaryofstate's
300	299		54technologytrustfundaccountestablishedpursuanttosection28.160.[Ineven-numbered
301	300		55years,eachelectionauthorityshall,uponrequest,supplythevoterregistrationlistforits
302	301		56jurisdictiontoallcandidatesandpartycommitteesforachargeestablishedpursuantto
303	302		57chapter610.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection6ofthissection,allelectionauthoritiesshall
304	303		58maketheinformationdescribedinthissectionavailablepursuanttochapter610.Any
305	304		59electionauthoritywhofailstocomplywiththerequirementsofthissectionshallbesubjectto
306	305		60theprovisionsofchapter610.
307	306		61 6.]5.Anypersonworkingasanundercoverofficerofalocal,stateorfederallaw
308	307		62enforcementagency,personsinwitnessprotectionprograms,andvictimsofdomestic
309	308		63violenceandabusewhohavereceivedordersofprotectionpursuanttochapter455shallbe
310	309		64entitledtoapplytothecircuitcourthavingjurisdictioninhisorhercountyofresidenceto
311	310		65havetheresidentialaddressonhisorhervoterregistrationrecordsclosedtothepublicifthe
312	311		66releaseofsuchinformationcouldendangerthesafetyoftheperson.Anypersonworkingas
313	312		67anundercoveragentorinawitnessprotectionprogramshallalsosubmitastatementfromthe
314	313		68chiefexecutiveofficeroftheagencyunderwhosedirectionheorsheisserving.Thepetition
315	314		69toclosetheresidentialaddressshallbeincorporatedintoanypetitionforprotectiveorder
316	315		70providedbycircuitclerkspursuanttochapter455.Ifsatisfiedthatthepersonfilingthe
317	316		71petitionmeetsthequalificationsofthissubsection,thecircuitcourtshallissueanordertothe
318	317		72electionauthoritytokeeptheresidentialaddressofthevoteraclosedrecordandtheaddress
319	318		73maybeusedonlyforthepurposesofadministeringelectionspursuanttothischapter.The
320	319		74electionauthoritymayrequirethevoterwhohasaclosedresidentialaddressrecordtoverify
321	320		75thathisorherresidentialaddresshasnotchangedortofileachangeofaddressandtoaffirm
322	321		76thatthereasonscontainedintheoriginalpetitionarestillaccuratepriortoreceivingaballot.
323	322		77Achangeofaddresswithinanelectionauthority'sjurisdictionshallnotrequirethatthevoter
324	323		78fileanewpetition.Anyvoterwhonolongerqualifiespursuanttothissubsectiontohavehis
325	324		79orherresidentialaddressasaclosedrecordshallnotifythecircuitcourt.Uponsuch
326	325		HCSHB2140 9 80notification,thecircuitcourtshallvoidtheorderclosingtheresidentialaddressandsonotify
327	326		81theelectionauthority.
328	327		115.160.1.AllMissouridriver'slicenseapplicantsshallreceiveavoterregistration
329	328		2applicationformasasimultaneouspartoftheapplicationforadriver'slicense,renewalof
330	329		3driver'slicense,changeofaddress,duplicaterequestandanondriver'slicense.
331	330		4 2.Ifasingleapplicationformisused,thevoterregistrationapplicationportionofany
332	331		5applicationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionmaynotrequireanyinformationthat
333	332		6duplicatesinformationrequiredinthedriver'slicenseportionoftheform,exceptasecond
334	333		7signatureorotherinformationrequiredbylaw.
335	334		8 3.Afterconferringwiththesecretaryofstateasthechiefstateelectionofficial
336	335		9responsibleforoverseeingofthevoterregistrationprocess,thedirectorofrevenueshalladopt
337	336		10rulesandregulationspertainingtotheformatofthevoterregistrationapplicationusedbythe
338	337		11department.Thedirectorofrevenueshallutilizeelectronicvoterregistrationapplication
339	338		12formsandprovideforsecureelectronictransferofvoterregistrationinformationto
340	339		13electionauthorities.Thesecretaryofstateandthedirectorofrevenueshallensurethe
341	340		14confidentialityandintegrityofthevoterregistrationdatacollected,maintained,
342	341		15received,ortransmittedunderthissection.
343	342		16 4.Noinformationrelatingtothefailureofanapplicantforadriver'slicenseor
344	343		17nondriver'slicensetosignavoterregistrationapplicationmaybeusedforanypurposeother
345	344		18thanvoterregistration.
346	345		19 5.Anyvoterregistrationapplicationreceivedpursuanttotheprovisionsofthis
347	346		20sectionshallbeforwarded, inasecureandelectronicmanner,totheelectionauthority
348	347		21locatedwithinthatcountyoranycitynotwithinacounty,orifthereismorethanoneelection
349	348		22authoritywithinthecounty,thentotheelectionauthoritylocatednearesttothelocationwhere
350	349		23thedriver'slicenseapplicationwasreceived.Voterregistrationinformation,includingan
351	350		24electronicimageofthesignatureoftheapplicant,shallbetransmittedinaformat
352	351		25compatiblewiththeMissourivoterregistrationsystemestablishedinsection115.158
353	352		26thatallowsforreviewbytheelectionauthorityanddoesnotrequiretheelection
354	353		27authoritytomanuallyreentertheinformation.Theelectionauthorityreceivingthe
355	354		28applicationformsshallreviewtheapplicationsandforward, inasecureandelectronic
356	355		29manner,anyapplicationspertainingtoadifferentelectionauthoritytothatelectionauthority.
357	356		30 6.Acompletedvoterregistrationapplicationacceptedinthedriver'slicensing
358	357		31processshallbetransmittedtotheelectionauthoritydescribedinsubsection5ofthissection
359	358		32notlaterthan[five] threebusinessdaysaftertheformiscompletedbytheapplicant.
360	359		33 7.AnypersonregisteringtovotewhenapplyingfororrenewingaMissouridriver's
361	360		34licenseshallsubmitwiththeapplicationformacopyofabirthcertificate,aNativeAmerican
362	361		35tribaldocument,orotherproofofUnitedStatescitizenship,avalidMissouridriver'slicense,
363	362		HCSHB2140 10 36orotherformofpersonalidentification.Anypersonwho,atthetimeofatransactionwith
364	363		37thedivisionofmotorvehicleanddriverlicensingofthedepartmentofrevenue,provides
365	364		38adocumentthatestablishesnoncitizenshipshallnotbeofferedtheopportunityto
366	365		39registertovoteaspartofthetransaction.
367	366		40 8.Thesecretaryofstateandthedirectorofrevenueshalljointlydevelopa
368	367		41processbywhichthedivisionofmotorvehicleanddriverlicensingofthedepartmentof
369	368		42revenue,uponobtainingaspartofalicensetransactionaperson'sfullname,dateof
370	369		43birth,driver'slicenseorstateidentificationnumber,residenceaddress,andmailing
371	370		44address,ifdifferentfromsuchperson'sresidenceaddress,mayuseinformationfrom
372	371		45thestatewidevoterregistrationdatabasetodeterminewhetherthepersonisalready
373	372		46registeredtovoteinthisstateand,ifso,whetherthepersonisregisteredattheaddress
374	373		47andunderthenamethepersonprovidedtothedivisionofmotorvehicleanddriver
375	374		48licensingofthedepartmentofrevenue.
376	375		115.165.1.Ifthevoterfilesachangeofaddressapplicationinpersonattheofficeof
377	376		2theelectionauthority,atthepollingplace,orpursuanttosection115.159,115.160,115.162or
378	377		3115.193,orotherwiseprovidessignedwrittennoticeofthemove,includingnoticeby
379	378		4facsimile, electronic,oronlinetransmission,anelectionauthoritymaychangetheaddresson
380	379		5avoterregistrationrecordforavoterwhomoveswithintheelectionauthority'sjurisdiction
381	380		6aftercomparingandverifyingthesignature.Beforechangingtheaddressonavoterrecord,
382	381		7theelectionauthorityshallbesatisfiedthattherecordisthatofthepersonprovidingthe
383	382		8changeofaddressinformation.
384	383		9 2.Aregisteredvoterwhohaschangedhisorherresidencewithinanelection
385	384		10authority'sjurisdictionandhasnotbeenremovedfromthelistofregisteredvoterspursuantto
386	385		11thischaptershallbepermittedtofileachangeofaddresswiththeelectionauthorityorbefore
387	386		12anelectionjudgeatapollingplaceandvoteatacentralpollingplaceoratthepollingplace
388	387		13thatserveshisorhernewaddressuponwrittenororalaffirmationbythevoterofthenew
389	388		14address.
390	389		15 3.Aregisteredvoterwhohaschangedhisorherresidencewithinthestateand
391	390		16hasnotbeenremovedfromthelistofregisteredvotersunderthischaptershallbe
392		-	17permittedtofileachangeofaddressinpersonattheofficeoftheelectionauthorityafter
393		-	18thedeadlinetoregistertovote,includingonelectiondayinpersonattheofficeofthe
394		-	19electionauthority.Inordertochangeanaddressinpersononelectiondayunderthis
395		-	20subsection,aregisteredvotershallprovideaformofpersonalidentificationrequired
396		-	21undersubsection1ofsection115.427.
397		-	22 4.Iftheapplicantforregistrationwaslastregisteredinanotherjurisdictionwithin
398		-	23thisstateoranotherstate,theelectionauthorityshallsendnoticeoftheregistrationtothe
399		-	24electionauthoritywheretheapplicantwaspreviouslyregistered.Theelectionauthority
400		-	HCSHB2140 11 25sendingthenoticeshallprovideidentifyinginformationtoassisttheelectionauthority
401		-	26receivingthenoticetodeterminewhetherthepersonnamedwaspreviouslyregisteredinsuch
402		-	27jurisdictionandwhether,basedontheidentifyinginformationprovided,theapplicationcan
403		-	28beremovedfromthevotingrecordintheformerjurisdiction.
404		-	29 [4.]5.Uponreceiptofanoticefromanotherelectionauthoritythatavoterhas
405		-	30registeredinanotherjurisdictioninthisstateoranotherstate,theelectionauthorityshall
406		-	31determinewhethersufficientinformationisprovidedinthenoticetoidentifytheperson
407		-	32namedinsuchnoticeaspreviouslyregisteredintheelectionauthority'sjurisdictionand
408		-	33presentlyremovablefromthevotingrecordsintheelectionauthority'sjurisdiction.Every
409		-	34electionauthorityisauthorizedtoexaminetheinformationprovidedinanoticeofduplicate
410		-	35registrationprovidedbytheMissourivoterregistrationsystemauthorizedpursuanttosection
411		-	36115.158todetermineifavoterinoneelectionauthority'svoterregistrationrecordshas
412		-	37subsequentlyregisteredinanotherjurisdiction.If,afterreviewingtheinformationprovided,
413		-	38theelectionauthorityissatisfiedthatthepersonidentifiedinthenoticeislistedasaregistered
414		-	39voterintheelectionauthority'sjurisdictionbuthassubsequentlyregisteredinanother
415		-	40jurisdiction,theelectionauthoritymayremovetheperson'sregistrationfromthelistof
416		-	41registeredvoters.
	391	+	17permittedtofileachangeofaddressinpersonattheofficeoftheelectionauthorityon
	392	+	18electionday.Inordertochangeanaddressinpersononelectiondayunderthis
	393	+	19subsection,aregisteredvotershallprovideaformofpersonalidentificationrequired
	394	+	20undersubsection1ofsection115.427.
	395	+	21 4.Iftheapplicantforregistrationwaslastregisteredinanotherjurisdictionwithin
	396	+	22thisstateoranotherstate,theelectionauthorityshallsendnoticeoftheregistrationtothe
	397	+	23electionauthoritywheretheapplicantwaspreviouslyregistered.Theelectionauthority
	398	+	24sendingthenoticeshallprovideidentifyinginformationtoassisttheelectionauthority
	399	+	HCSHB2140 11 25receivingthenoticetodeterminewhetherthepersonnamedwaspreviouslyregisteredinsuch
	400	+	26jurisdictionandwhether,basedontheidentifyinginformationprovided,theapplicationcan
	401	+	27beremovedfromthevotingrecordintheformerjurisdiction.
	402	+	28 [4.]5.Uponreceiptofanoticefromanotherelectionauthoritythatavoterhas
	403	+	29registeredinanotherjurisdictioninthisstateoranotherstate,theelectionauthorityshall
	404	+	30determinewhethersufficientinformationisprovidedinthenoticetoidentifytheperson
	405	+	31namedinsuchnoticeaspreviouslyregisteredintheelectionauthority'sjurisdictionand
	406	+	32presentlyremovablefromthevotingrecordsintheelectionauthority'sjurisdiction.Every
	407	+	33electionauthorityisauthorizedtoexaminetheinformationprovidedinanoticeofduplicate
	408	+	34registrationprovidedbytheMissourivoterregistrationsystemauthorizedpursuanttosection
	409	+	35115.158todetermineifavoterinoneelectionauthority'svoterregistrationrecordshas
	410	+	36subsequentlyregisteredinanotherjurisdiction.If,afterreviewingtheinformationprovided,
	411	+	37theelectionauthorityissatisfiedthatthepersonidentifiedinthenoticeislistedasaregistered
	412	+	38voterintheelectionauthority'sjurisdictionbuthassubsequentlyregisteredinanother
	413	+	39jurisdiction,theelectionauthoritymayremovetheperson'sregistrationfromthelistof
	414	+	40registeredvoters.
417	415		115.205.1.[Any] Noperson[whois]shallbepaidorotherwisecompensatedfor
418	416		2soliciting[morethanten]voterregistrationapplications,otherthanagovernmentalentityora
419	417		3personwhoispaidorcompensatedbyagovernmentalentityforsuchsolicitation[, shallbe
420	418		4registeredwiththesecretaryofstateasavoterregistrationsolicitor]. Avoterregistration
421	419		5solicitorwhosolicitsmorethantenvoterregistrationapplicationsshallregisterforevery
422	420		6electioncyclethatbeginsonthedayafterthegeneralelectionandendsonthedayofthe
423	421		7generalelectiontwoyearslater.Avoterregistrationsolicitorshallbeatleasteighteenyears
424	422		8ofageandshallbearegisteredvoterinthestateofMissouri.
425	423		9 2.Eachvoterregistrationsolicitorshallprovidethefollowinginformationinwriting
426	424		10tothesecretaryofstate'soffice:
427	425		11 (1)Thenameofthevoterregistrationsolicitor;
428	426		12 (2)Theresidentialaddress,includingstreetnumber,city,state,andzipcode;
429	427		13 (3)Themailingaddress,ifdifferentfromtheresidentialaddress;and
430	428		14 (4)[Whetherthevoterregistrationsolicitorexpectstobepaidforsolicitingvoter
431	429		15registrations;
432	430		16 (5)Ifthevoterregistrationsolicitorexpectstobepaid,theidentityofthepayor;or
433	431		17 (6)]Thesignatureofthevoterregistrationsolicitor.
434	432		18 3.Thesolicitorinformationrequiredinsubsection2ofthissectionshallbesubmitted
435	433		19tothesecretaryofstate'sofficewiththefollowingoathandaffirmation:
436		-	~~HCSHB2140 12~~ 20 "IHEREBYSWEARORAFFIRMUNDERPENALTYOFPERJURYTHATALL
	434	+	20 "IHEREBYSWEARORAFFIRMUNDERPENALTYOFPERJURYTHATALL
437	435		21STATEMENTSMADEBYMEARETRUEANDCORRECT.".
438		-	22 4.Anyvoterregistrationsolicitorwhoknowinglyfailstoregisterwiththesecretary
	436	+	HCSHB2140 12 22 4.Anyvoterregistrationsolicitorwhoknowinglyfailstoregisterwiththesecretary
439	437		23ofstateisguiltyofaclassthreeelectionoffense.Voterregistrationapplicationsshallbe
440	438		24acceptedbytheelectionauthorityifsuchapplicationsareotherwisevalid,evenifthevoter
441	439		25registrationsolicitorwhoprocuredtheapplicationsfailstoregisterwithorsubmitsfalse
442	440		26informationtothesecretaryofstate.
443	441		115.225.1.Beforeusebyelectionauthoritiesinthisstate,thesecretaryofstateshall
444	442		2approvethemarkingdevicesandtheautomatictabulatingequipmentusedinelectronic
445	443		3votingsystemsandmaypromulgaterulesandregulationstoimplementtheintentofsections
446	444		4115.225to115.235.
447	445		5 2.Noelectronicvotingsystemshallbeapprovedunlessit:
448	446		6 (1)Permitsvotinginabsolutesecrecy;
449	447		7 (2)Permitseachvotertovoteforasmanycandidatesforeachofficeasavoteris
450	448		8lawfullyentitledtovotefor;
451	449		9 (3)Permitseachvotertovotefororagainstasmanyquestionsasavoterislawfully
452	450		10entitledtovoteon,andnomore;
453	451		11 (4)Providesfacilitiesforeachvotertocastasmanywrite-invotesforeachofficeasa
454	452		12voterislawfullyentitledtocast;
455	453		13 (5)Permitseachvoterinaprimaryelectiontovoteforthecandidatesofonlyone
456	454		14partyannouncedbythevoterinadvance;
457	455		15 (6)Permitseachvoteratapresidentialelectiontovotebyuseofasinglemarkforthe
458	456		16candidatesofonepartyorgroupofpetitionersforpresident,vicepresidentandtheir
459	457		17presidentialelectors;
460	458		18 (7)Accuratelycountsallpropervotescastforeachcandidateandforandagainsteach
461	459		19question;
462	460		20 (8)Issettorejectallvotes,exceptwrite-invotes,foranyofficeandonanyquestion
463	461		21whenthenumberofvotesexceedsthenumberavoterislawfullyentitledtocast;
464	462		22 (9)Permitseachvoter,whilevoting,toclearlyseetheballotlabel;
465	463		23 (10)Hasbeentestedandiscertifiedbyanindependentauthoritythatmeetsthevoting
466	464		24systemstandardsdevelopedbytheFederalElectionCommissionoritssuccessoragency.The
467	465		25provisionsofthissubdivisionshallnotberequiredforanysystempurchasedpriortoAugust
468	466		2628,2002.
469	467		27 3.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulesandregulationstoallowtheuseofa
470	468		28computerizedvotingsystem.Theproceduresshallprovidefortheuseofacomputerized
471	469		29votingsystemwiththeabilitytoprovideapaperaudittrail.Notwithstandinganyprovisions
472		-	~~HCSHB2140 13~~ 30ofthischaptertothecontrary,suchasystemmayallowforthestorageofprocessedballot
	470	+	30ofthischaptertothecontrary,suchasystemmayallowforthestorageofprocessedballot
473	471		31materialsinanelectronicform.
474		-	32 4.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
	472	+	HCSHB2140 13 32 4.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
475	473		33createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
476	474		34withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
477	475		35Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
478	476		36generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
479	477		37disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
480	478		38rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid
481	479		39andvoid.
482	480		40 5.Ifanyelectionauthorityusesanytouchscreendirect-recordingelectronic
483	481		41vote-countingmachine,theelectionauthoritymaycontinuetousesuchmachine.Upon
484	482		42theremovalofsuchvotingmachinefromtheelectionauthority'sinventorybecauseof
485	483		43mechanicalmalfunction,wearandtear,oranyotherreason,themachineshallnotbe
486	484		44replacedandnoadditionaldirect-recordingelectronicvotingmachineshallbeaddedto
487	485		45theelectionauthority'sinventory.SuchmachinesshallnotbeusedbeginningJanuary
488	486		461,2024,exceptthatelectionauthoritiesmayallowthemachinestobeusedbyvoterswho
489	487		47aredisabledaslongasthemachinesarefunctional.Replacementofequipmentforuse
490	488		48byvoterswhoaredisabledshallbewithpaperballotmarkingdevicesdesignedtoassist
491	489		49voters.
492	490		50 6.Thesecretaryofstateshallhaveauthoritytorequirecybersecuritytesting,
493	491		51includingpenetrationtesting,ofvendormachines,programs,andsystems.Failureto
494	492		52participateinsuchtestingshallresultinarevocationofvendorcertification.Upon
495	493		53noticefromanotherjurisdictionofcybersecurityfailuresorcertificationwithholdsor
496	494		54revocation,thesecretaryofstateshallhaveauthoritytorevokeorwithholdcertification
497	495		55forvendors.Therequirementsofthissectionshallbesubjecttoappropriationforthe
498	496		56purposeofcybersecuritytesting.
499	497		115.237.1.Eachballotprintedordesignedforusewithanelectronicvotingsystem
500	498		2foranyelectionpursuanttothischaptershallcontainallquestionsandthenamesofalloffices
501	499		3andcandidatescertifiedorfiledpursuanttothischapterandnoother.BeginningJanuary1,
502	500		42024,theofficialballotshallbeapaperballotthatishandmarkedbythevoterorbya
503	501		5paperballotmarkingdevicedesignedtoassistvotersrequestingsuchassistanceas
504	502		6authorizedundersubsection5ofsection115.225.Asfaraspracticable,allquestionsand
505	503		7thenamesofallofficesandcandidatesforwhicheachvoterisentitledtovoteshallbeprinted
506	504		8ononepageexceptfortheballotforpoliticalpartycommitteepersonsinpollingplacesnot
507	505		9utilizinganelectronicvotingsystemwhichmaybeprintedseparatelyandinconformitywith
508	506		10therequirementscontainedinthissection.Asfaraspracticable,ballotscontainingonly
509		-	~~HCSHB2140 14~~ 11questionsandthenamesofnonpartisanofficesandcandidatesshallbeprintedinaccordance
	507	+	11questionsandthenamesofnonpartisanofficesandcandidatesshallbeprintedinaccordance
510	508		12withtheprovisionsofthissection,exceptthattheballotinformationmaybelistedinvertical
511		-	13orhorizontalrows.Thenamesofcandidatesforeachofficeshallbelistedintheorderin
	509	+	HCSHB2140 14 13orhorizontalrows.Thenamesofcandidatesforeachofficeshallbelistedintheorderin
512	510		14whichtheyarefiled.
513	511		15 2.Inpollingplacesusingelectronicvotingsystems,theballotinformationmaybe
514	512		16arrangedinverticalorhorizontalrowsoronanumberofseparatepagesorscreens.Inany
515	513		17event,thenameofeachcandidate,thecandidate'sparty,theofficeforwhichheorsheisa
516	514		18candidate,andeachquestionshallbeindicatedclearlyontheballot.
517	515		19 3.Nothinginthissubchaptershallbeconstruedasprohibitingtheuseofaseparate
518	516		20paperballotforquestionsorforthepresidentialpreferenceprimaryinanypollingplaceusing
519	517		21anelectronicvotingsystem.
520	518		22 4.Whereelectronicvotingsystemsareusedandwhenwrite-invotesareauthorized
521	519		23bylaw,awrite-inballot,whichmaybeintheformofaseparatepaperballot,card,or
522	520		24envelope,maybeprovidedbytheelectionauthoritytopermiteachvotertowriteinthenames
523	521		25ofpersonswhosenamesdonotappearontheballot.
524	522		26 5.Noballotprintedordesignedforusewithanelectronicvotingsystemforany
525	523		27partisanelectionheldunderthischaptershallallowapersontovoteastraightpoliticalparty
526	524		28ticket.Forpurposesofthissubsection,a"straightpoliticalpartyticket"meansvotingforall
527	525		29ofthecandidatesforelectiveofficewhoareontheballotrepresentingasinglepoliticalparty
528	526		30byasingleselectionontheballot.
529	527		31 6.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulesthatspecifyuniformstandardsfor
530	528		32ballotlayoutforeachelectronicorcomputerizedballotcountingsystemapprovedunderthe
531	529		33provisionsofsection115.225sothattheballotusedwithanycountingsystemis,where
532	530		34possible,consistentwiththeintentofthissection.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstrued
533	531		35torequiretheformatspecifiedinthissectionifitdoesnotmeettherequirementsoftheballot
534	532		36countingsystemusedbytheelectionauthority.
535	533		37 7.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
536	534		38createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
537	535		39withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
538	536		40Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
539	537		41generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
540	538		42disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
541	539		43rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid
542	540		44andvoid.
543	541		115.257.1.Injurisdictionswhereelectronicvotingmachinesareused,theelection
544	542		2authorityshallcausethevotingmachinestobeputinorder,set,adjustedandmadereadyfor
545	543		3votingbeforetheyaredeliveredtopollingplaces.
546		-	~~HCSHB2140 15~~ 4 2.Atleastfivedaysbeforepreparingelectronicvotingmachinesforanyelection,
	544	+	4 2.Atleastfivedaysbeforepreparingelectronicvotingmachinesforanyelection,
547	545		5noticeofthetimeandplaceofsuchpreparationshallbemailedtoeachindependentcandidate
548		-	6andthechairmanofthecountycommitteeofeachestablishedpoliticalpartynamedonthe
	546	+	HCSHB2140 15 6andthechairmanofthecountycommitteeofeachestablishedpoliticalpartynamedonthe
549	547		7ballot.Thepreparationshallbewatchedbytwoobserversdesignatedbytheelection
550	548		8authority,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty,andshallbeopentorepresentativesofthe
551	549		9politicalparties,candidates,thenewsmediaandthepublic.
552	550		10 3.Whenanelectronicvotingmachinehasbeenexaminedbysuchobserversand
553	551		11showntobeingoodworkingorder,themachineshallbelockedagainstvoting.The
554	552		12observersshallcertifythevotecountoneachmachineissetatzero.
555	553		13 4.Afteranelectronicvotingmachinehasbeenproperlypreparedandlocked,itskeys
556	554		14shallberetainedbytheelectionauthorityanddeliveredtotheelectionjudgesalongwiththe
557	555		15otherelectionsupplies.
558	556		16 5.Forthepurposeofprocessingabsenteeballots,castbyvotersinpersonintheoffice
559	557		17oftheelectionauthoritythatisdeemeddesignatedasapollingplace, theelectionauthority
560	558		18maycausevotingmachines, ifused,tobeputinorder,set,adjusted,tested,andmadeready
561	559		19forvotingwithinonebusinessdayoftheprintingofabsenteeballotsasprovidedinsection
562	560		20115.281.Theelectionauthorityshallhavetherecordingcounterexceptfortheprotective
563	561		21counteronthevotingmachinesettozero(000).Afterthevotingmachineshavebeenmade
564	562		22readyforvoting,theelectionauthorityshallnotpermitanypersontohandleanyvoting
565	563		23machine,exceptvoterswhiletheyarevotingandothersexpresslyauthorizedbytheelection
566	564		24authority.Theelectionauthorityshallneitherbenorpermitanyotherpersontobeinany
567	565		25positionornearanypositionthatenablestheauthorityorpersontoseehowanyabsentee
568	566		26votervotesorhasvoted.
569	567		27 6.Nothinginthissectionshallprohibittheon-sitestorageofelectronicvoting
570	568		28machinesandthepreparationoftheelectronicmachinesforvoting,providedtheelectronic
571	569		29votingmachinesareputinorder,set,adjustedandmadereadyforvotingasprovidedin
572	570		30subsections1,2,3,4,and5ofthissection.
573	571		115.275.Asusedinsections115.275to115.304,unlessthecontextclearlyindicates
574	572		2otherwise,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
575	573		3 (1)"Absenteeballot",any[oftheballots] ballotapersonisauthorizedtocastaway
576	574		4fromapollingplace, intheofficeoftheelectionauthority,oranotherauthorizedlocation
577	575		5designatedbytheelectionauthoritypursuanttotheprovisionsofsections115.275to
578	576		6115.304;
579	577		7 (2)"Coveredvoter":
580	578		8 (a)Auniformedservicesvoterwhoisregisteredtovoteinthisstate;
581	579		9 (b)Auniformedservicesvoterdefinedinthissectionwhosevotingresidenceisin
582	580		10thisstateandwhootherwisesatisfiesthisstate'svotereligibilityrequirements;
583		-	~~HCSHB2140 16~~ 11 (c)Anoverseasvoter;
584		-	12 (d)CivilianemployeesoftheUnitedStatesgovernmentworkingoutsidethe
	581	+	11 (c)Anoverseasvoter;
	582	+	HCSHB2140 16 12 (d)CivilianemployeesoftheUnitedStatesgovernmentworkingoutsidethe
585	583		13boundariesoftheUnitedStates,andtheirspousesanddependents;
586	584		14 (e)Activemembersofreligiousorwelfareorganizationsassistingservicemen,and
587	585		15theirspousesanddependents;or
588	586		16 (f)PersonswhohavebeenhonorablydischargedfromtheArmedForcesorwhohave
589	587		17terminatedtheirserviceoremploymentinanygroupmentionedinthissectionwithinsixty
590	588		18daysofanelection,andtheirspousesanddependents;
591	589		19 (3)"Interstateformerresident",aformerresidentandregisteredvoterinthisstate
592	590		20whomovesfromMissouritoanotherstateafterthedeadlinetoregistertovoteinany
593	591		21presidentialelectioninthenewstateandwhootherwisepossessesthequalificationsto
594	592		22registerandvoteinsuchstate;
595	593		23 (4)["Intrastatenewresident",aregisteredvoterofthisstatewhomovesfromone
596	594		24electionauthority'sjurisdictioninthestatetoanotherelectionauthority'sjurisdictioninthe
597	595		25stateafterthelastdayauthorizedinthischaptertoregistertovoteinanelectionand
598	596		26otherwisepossessesthequalificationstovote;
599	597		27 (5)]"Newresident",apersonwhomovestothisstateafterthelastdateauthorizedin
600	598		28thischaptertoregistertovoteinanypresidentialelection;
601	599		29 [(6)](5)"Overseasvoter":
602	600		30 (a)ApersonwhoresidesoutsidetheUnitedStatesandisqualifiedtovoteinthelast
603	601		31placeinwhichthepersonwasdomiciledbeforeleavingtheUnitedStates;or
604	602		32 (b)ApersonwhoresidesoutsidetheUnitedStatesand,butforsuchresidence,would
605	603		33bequalifiedtovoteinthelastplaceinwhichthepersonwasdomiciledbeforeleavingthe
606	604		34UnitedStates;
607	605		35 [(7)](6)"Uniformedservices":
608	606		36 (a)ActiveandreservecomponentsoftheArmy,Navy,AirForce,MarineCorps,
609	607		37SpaceForce,orCoastGuardoftheUnitedStates;
610	608		38 (b)TheMerchantMarine,thecommissionedcorpsofthePublicHealthService,or
611	609		39thecommissionedcorpsoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationofthe
612	610		40UnitedStates;or
613	611		41 (c)TheMissouriNationalGuard;
614	612		42 [(8)](7)"Uniformedservicesvoter",anindividualwhoisqualifiedtovoteandis:
615	613		43 (a)AmemberoftheactiveorreservecomponentsoftheArmy,Navy,AirForce,
616	614		44MarineCorps,SpaceForce,orCoastGuardoftheUnitedStateswhoisonactiveduty;
617	615		45 (b)AmemberoftheMerchantMarine,thecommissionedcorpsofthePublicHealth
618	616		46Service,orthecommissionedcorpsoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
619	617		47oftheUnitedStates;
620		-	~~HCSHB2140 17~~ 48 (c)AmemberonactivatedstatusoftheNationalGuard;or
621		-	49 (d)Aspouseordependentofamemberreferredtointhissubdivision;
	618	+	48 (c)AmemberonactivatedstatusoftheNationalGuard;or
	619	+	HCSHB2140 17 49 (d)Aspouseordependentofamemberreferredtointhissubdivision;
622	620		50 [(9)](8)"UnitedStates",usedintheterritorialsense,theseveralstates,theDistrictof
623	621		51Columbia,PuertoRico,theUnitedStatesVirginIslands,andanyterritoryorinsular
624	622		52possessionsubjecttothejurisdictionoftheUnitedStates.
625	623		115.277.1.Anyregisteredvoterofthisstatemaycastanabsenteeballotin
626	624		2personatalocationdesignatedbytheelectionauthorityforallcandidatesandissuesfor
627	625		3whichsuchvoteriseligibletovoteatthepollingplace.Anyregisteredvotercastinga
628	626		4ballotundertheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallprovideaformofpersonal
629	627		5identificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427.
630	628		6 2.Exceptasprovidedinsubsections[2,3,]4,[and]5,6,and7ofthissection,any
631	629		7registeredvoterofthisstatemay[voteby]castanabsenteeballotforallcandidatesand
632	630		8issuesforwhichsuchvoterwouldbeeligibletovoteatthepollingplaceifsuchvoterexpects
633	631		9tobepreventedfromgoingtothepollstovoteonelectionday[dueto:].Anyabsenteeballot
634	632		10thatisnotrequestedandcompletedinpersonattheofficeoftheelectionauthoritywith
635	633		11aformofpersonalidentificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427
636	634		12shallhavethestatementontheballotenvelopenotarizedasrequiredundersection
637	635		13115.283,exceptthatabsenteeballotsrequestedundersubdivisions(2)and(5)of
638	636		14subsection3ofthissectionshallnotrequirenotarization.Thissubsectionshallapply
639	637		15onlyinthecaseofabsenteeballotsthatarenotcastinperson.
640	638		16 3.Avotermayrequestanabsenteeballotforanyofthefollowingreasons:
641	639		17 (1)Absenceonelectiondayfromthejurisdictionoftheelectionauthorityinwhich
642	640		18suchvoterisregisteredtovote;
643	641		19 (2)Incapacityorconfinementduetoillnessorphysicaldisabilityonelectionday,
644	642		20includingapersonwhoisprimarilyresponsibleforthephysicalcareofapersonwhois
645	643		21incapacitatedorconfinedduetoillnessordisabilityandresidesatthesameaddress;
646	644		22 (3)Religiousbelieforpractice;
647	645		23 (4)Employmentasanelectionauthority,asamemberofanelectionauthority,orby
648	646		24anelectionauthorityatalocationotherthansuchvoter'spollingplace;
649	647		25 (5)Incarceration,providedallqualificationsforvotingareretained;
650	648		26 (6)Certifiedparticipationintheaddressconfidentialityprogramestablishedunder
651	649		27sections589.660to589.681becauseofsafetyconcerns;or
652	650		28 (7)[Foranelectionthatoccursduringtheyear2020,thevoterhascontractedorisin
653	651		29anat-riskcategoryforcontractingortransmittingsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome
654	652		30coronavirus2.ThissubdivisionshallexpireonDecember31,2020] Employmentasafirst
655	653		31responder,healthcareworker,ormemberoflawenforcement.
656		-	~~HCSHB2140 18~~ 32 [2.]4.Anycoveredvoterwhoiseligibletoregisterandvoteinthisstatemayvotein
	654	+	32 [2.]4.Anycoveredvoterwhoiseligibletoregisterandvoteinthisstatemayvotein
657	655		33anyelectionforfederaloffice,statewideoffice,statelegislativeoffice,orstatewideballot
658		-	34initiativesbysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationtoapplytovotebyabsenteeballotor
	656	+	HCSHB2140 18 34initiativesbysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationtoapplytovotebyabsenteeballotor
659	657		35bysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationatthepollingplaceeventhoughthepersonisnot
660	658		36registered.Afederalpostcardapplicationsubmittedbyacoveredvoterpursuanttothis
661	659		37subsectionshallalsoserveasavoterregistrationapplicationundersection115.908andthe
662	660		38electionauthorityshall,ifsatisfiedthattheapplicantisentitledtoregister,placethevoter's
663	661		39nameonthevoterregistrationfile.Eachcoveredvotermayvotebyabsenteeballotor,upon
664	662		40submittinganaffidavitthatthepersonisqualifiedtovoteintheelection,mayvoteatthe
665	663		41person'spollingplace.
666	664		42 [3.]5.Anyinterstateformerresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotforpresidentialand
667	665		43vicepresidentialelectors.
668	666		44 [4.Anyintrastatenewresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotattheelectionfor
669	667		45presidentialandvicepresidentialelectors,UnitedStatessenator,representativeinCongress,
670	668		46statewideelectedofficialsandstatewidequestions,propositionsandamendmentsfromsuch
671	669		47resident'snewjurisdictionofresidenceafterregisteringtovoteinsuchresident'snew
672	670		48jurisdictionofresidence.
673	671		49 5.]6.Anynewresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotforpresidentialandvice
674	672		50presidentialelectorsafterregisteringtovoteinsuchresident'snewjurisdictionofresidence.
675	673		51 [6.Forpurposesofthissection,thevoterswhoareinanat-riskcategoryfor
676	674		52contractingortransmittingsevereacuterespiratorysyndromecoronavirus2arevoterswho:
677	675		53 (1)Aresixty-fiveyearsofageorolder;
678	676		54 (2)Liveinalong-termcarefacilitylicensedunderchapter198;
679	677		55 (3)Havechroniclungdiseaseormoderatetosevereasthma;
680	678		56 (4)Haveseriousheartconditions;
681	679		57 (5)Areimmunocompromised;
682	680		58 (6)Havediabetes;
683	681		59 (7)Havechronickidneydiseaseandareundergoingdialysis;or
684	682		60 (8)Haveliverdisease.]
685	683		61 7.Theprovisionsofthissectionauthorizingthecastingofabsenteeballotsand
686	684		62requiringtheuseofapersonalformofidentificationundersubsection1ofsection
687	685		63115.427areessentiallyconnected,andifanyofthepersonalformofidentification
688	686		64requirementsinthissectionorsubsection1ofsection115.427areheldunconstitutional
689	687		65orotherwisemadeineffective,subsection1ofthissectionandallothergenerallawor
690	688		66rulesenablingthecastingofabsenteeballotsshallbenullandvoid.
691	689		115.279.1.Applicationforanabsenteeballotmaybemadebytheapplicantin
692	690		2person,orbymail,orfortheapplicant,inperson,byhisorherguardianorarelativewithin
693		-	~~HCSHB2140 19~~ 3theseconddegreebyconsanguinityoraffinity.Theelectionauthorityshallaccept
694		-	4applicationsbyfacsimiletransmissionandbyelectronicmailwithinthelimitsofits
	691	+	3theseconddegreebyconsanguinityoraffinity.Theelectionauthorityshallaccept
	692	+	HCSHB2140 19 4applicationsbyfacsimiletransmissionandbyelectronicmailwithinthelimitsofits
695	693		5telecommunicationscapacity.
696	694		6 2.Noindividual,group,orpartyshallsolicitavoterintoobtaininganabsentee
697	695		7ballotapplication.Absenteeballotapplicationsshallnothavetheinformationpre-filled
698	696		8priortoitbeingprovidedtoavoter.
699	697		9 3.Eachapplicationshallbemadetotheelectionauthorityofthejurisdictioninwhich
700	698		10thepersonisorwouldberegistered.Eachapplicationshallbeinwritingandshallstatethe
701	699		11applicant'sname,addressatwhichheorsheisorwouldberegistered,hisorherreasonfor
702	700		12votinganabsenteeballot,ifcastinganabsenteeballotundersubsection2ofsection
703	701		13115.277,theaddresstowhichtheballotistobemailed,ifmailingisrequested,andforabsent
704	702		14uniformedservicesandoverseasapplicants,theapplicant'semailaddressifelectronic
705	703		15transmissionisrequested.Ifthereasonfortheapplicantvotingabsenteeisduetothereasons
706	704		16establishedundersubdivision(6)ofsubsection[1]3ofsection115.277,theapplicantshall
707	705		17statethevoter'sidentificationinformationprovidedbytheaddressconfidentialityprogramin
708	706		18lieuoftheapplicant'sname,addressatwhichheorsheisorwouldberegistered,andaddress
709	707		19towhichtheballotistobemailed,ifmailingisrequested.Eachapplicationtovoteina
710	708		20primaryelectionshallalsostatewhichballottheapplicantwishestoreceive.Ifany
711	709		21applicationfailstodesignateaballot,theelectionauthorityshall,withinthreeworkingdays
712	710		22afterreceivingtheapplication,notifytheapplicantbymailthatitwillbeunabletodeliveran
713	711		23absenteeballotuntiltheapplicantdesignateswhichpoliticalpartyballotheorshewishesto
714	712		24receive.Iftheapplicantdoesnotrespondtotherequestforpoliticalpartydesignation,the
715	713		25electionauthorityisauthorizedtoprovidethevoterwiththatpartoftheballotforwhichno
716	714		26politicalpartydesignationisrequired.
717	715		27 [3.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection3ofsection115.281,] 4.Allapplicationsfor
718	716		28absenteeballotsreceivedpriortothesixthTuesdaybeforeanelectionshallbestoredatthe
719	717		29officeoftheelectionauthorityuntilsuchtimeastheapplicationsareprocessedinaccordance
720	718		30withsection115.281.Noapplicationforanabsenteeballotreceivedintheofficeofthe
721	719		31electionauthoritybymail,byfacsimiletransmission,byelectronicmail,orbyaguardianor
722	720		32relativeafter5:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdayimmediatelypriortotheelectionshallbe
723	721		33acceptedbyanyelectionauthority.Noapplicationforanabsenteeballotsubmittedbythe
724	722		34applicantinpersonafter5:00p.m.onthedaybeforetheelectionshallbeacceptedbyany
725	723		35electionauthority,exceptasprovidedinsubsections[6,8and]7,8,and9ofthissection.
726	724		36 [4.]5.Eachapplicationforanabsenteeballotshallbesignedbytheapplicantor,if
727	725		37theapplicationismadebyaguardianorrelativepursuanttothissection,theapplicationshall
728	726		38besignedbytheguardianorrelative,whoshallnoteontheapplicationhisorherrelationship
729	727		39totheapplicant.Ifanapplicant,guardianorrelativeisblind,unabletoreadorwritethe
730		-	~~HCSHB2140 20~~ 40Englishlanguageorphysicallyincapableofsigningtheapplication,heorsheshallsignby
731		-	41mark,witnessedbythesignatureofanelectionofficialorpersonofhisorherownchoosing.
	728	+	40Englishlanguageorphysicallyincapableofsigningtheapplication,heorsheshallsignby
	729	+	HCSHB2140 20 41mark,witnessedbythesignatureofanelectionofficialorpersonofhisorherownchoosing.
732	730		42Anypersonwhoknowinglymakes,deliversormailsafraudulentabsenteeballotapplication
733	731		43shallbeguiltyofaclassoneelectionoffense.
734	732		44 [5.]6.(1)Notwithstandinganylawtothecontrary,anyresidentofthestateof
735	733		45MissouriwhoresidesoutsidetheboundariesoftheUnitedStatesorwhoisonactiveduty
736	734		46withtheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStatesormembersoftheirimmediatefamilylivingwith
737	735		47themmayrequestanabsenteeballotforboththeprimaryandsubsequentgeneralelection
738	736		48withoneapplication.
739	737		49 (2)Theelectionauthorityshallprovideeachabsentuniformedservicesvoterand
740	738		50eachoverseasvoterwhosubmitsavoterregistrationapplicationoranabsenteeballotrequest,
741	739		51iftheelectionauthorityrejectstheapplicationorrequest,withthereasonsfortherejection.
742	740		52 (3)Notwithstandinganyotherlawtothecontrary,ifastandardoathregarding
743	741		53materialmisstatementsoffactisadoptedforuniformedandoverseasvoterspursuanttothe
744	742		54HelpAmericaVoteActof2002,theelectionauthorityshallacceptsuchoathforvoter
745	743		55registration,absenteeballot,orotherelection-relatedmaterials.
746	744		56 (4)Notlaterthansixtydaysafterthedateofeachregularlyscheduledgeneral
747	745		57electionforfederaloffice,eachelectionauthoritywhichadministeredtheelectionshall
748	746		58submittothesecretaryofstateinaformatprescribedbythesecretaryareportonthe
749	747		59combinednumberofabsenteeballotstransmittedto,andreturnedby,absentuniformed
750	748		60servicesvotersandoverseasvotersfortheelection.ThesecretaryshallsubmittotheElection
751	749		61AssistanceCommissionacombinedreportofsuchinformationnotlaterthanninetydaysafter
752	750		62thedateofeachregularlyscheduledgeneralelectionforfederalofficeandinastandardized
753	751		63formatdevelopedbythecommissionpursuanttotheHelpAmericaVoteActof2002.The
754	752		64secretaryshallmakethereportavailabletothegeneralpublic.
755	753		65 (5)Asusedinthissection,theterms"absentuniformedservicesvoter"and"overseas
756	754		66voter"shallhavethemeaningprescribedin52U.S.C.Section20310.
757	755		67 [6.]7.Anapplicationforanabsenteeballotbyanewresidentshallbesubmittedin
758	756		68personbytheapplicantintheofficeoftheelectionauthorityintheelectionjurisdictionin
759	757		69whichsuchapplicantresides.Theapplicationshallbereceivedbytheelectionauthorityno
760	758		70laterthan7:00p.m.onthedayoftheelection.Suchapplicationshallbeintheformofan
761	759		71affidavit,executedinduplicateinthepresenceoftheelectionauthorityoranyauthorized
762	760		72officeroftheelectionauthority,andinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
763	761		73 "STATEOF______
764	762		74 COUNTYOF______,ss.
765	763		75 I,______,dosolemnlyswearthat:
766	764		HCSHB2140 21 (1)76 Beforebecomingaresidentofthisstate,Iresidedat______
767	765		77 (residenceaddress)in______(town,township,villageorcity)of
768	766		78 ______Countyinthestateof______;
769	767		(2)79 Imovedtothisstateafterthelastdaytoregistertovoteinsuch
770	768		80 generalpresidentialelectionandIamnowresidinginthecounty
771	769		81 of______,stateofMissouri;
772	770		(3)82 IbelieveIamentitledpursuanttothelawsofthisstatetovotein
773	771		83 thepresidentialelectiontobeheldNovember______,______
774	772		84 (year);
775	773		(4)85 Iherebymakeapplicationforapresidentialandvicepresidential
776	774		86 ballot.Ihavenotvotedandshallnotvoteotherthanbythisballot
777	775		87 atsuchelection.
778	776		88 Signed_______________
779	777		89 (Applicant)
780	778		90 _______________
781	779		91 (ResidenceAddress)
782	780		92 Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis______dayof______,_____
783	781		93 _
784	782		94 Signed__________________
785	783		95 (Titleandnameofofficerauthorizedtoadministeroaths)"
786	784		96 [7.]8.Theelectionauthorityinwhoseofficeanapplicationisfiledpursuantto
787	785		97subsection6ofthissectionshallimmediatelysendaduplicateofsuchapplicationtothe
788	786		98appropriateofficialofthestateinwhichthenewresidentapplicantlastresidedandshallfile
789	787		99theoriginalofsuchapplicationinitsoffice.
790	788		100 [8.Anapplicationforanabsenteeballotbyanintrastatenewresidentshallbemade
791	789		101inpersonbytheapplicantintheofficeoftheelectionauthorityintheelectionjurisdictionin
792	790		102whichsuchapplicantresides.Theapplicationshallbereceivedbytheelectionauthorityno
793	791		103laterthan7:00p.m.onthedayoftheelection.Suchapplicationshallbeintheformofan
794	792		104affidavit,executedinduplicateinthepresenceoftheelectionauthorityoranauthorized
795	793		105officeroftheelectionauthority,andinsubstantiallythefollowingform:]
796	794		106 ["STATEOF______]
797	795		107 [COUNTYOF______,ss.]
798	796		108 [I,______,dosolemnlyswearthat:]
799	797		[(1)]109 [Beforebecomingaresidentofthiselectionjurisdiction,I
800	798		110 residedat______(residenceaddress)in______(town,
801	799		HCSHB2140 22 111 township,villageorcity)of______countyinthestateof
802	800		112 ______;]
803	801		[(2)]113 [Imovedtothiselectionjurisdictionafterthelastdayto
804	802		114 registertovoteinsuchelection;]
805	803		[(3)]115 [IbelieveIamentitledpursuanttothelawsofthisstateto
806	804		116 voteintheelectiontobeheld______(date);]
807	805		[(4)]117 [Iherebymakeapplicationforanabsenteeballotfor
808	806		118 candidatesandissuesonwhichIamentitledtovote
809	807		119 pursuanttothelawsofthisstate.Ihavenotvotedandshall
810	808		120 notvoteotherthanbythisballotatsuchelection.]
811	809		121 [Signed__________________]
812	810		122 [(Applicant)]
813	811		123 [__________________]
814	812		124 [(ResidenceAddress)]
815	813		125 [Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis______dayof______,_____
816	814		126 _]
817	815		127 [Signed__________________]
818	816		128 [(Titleandnameofofficerauthorizedtoadministeroaths)"]
819	817		129 9.Anapplicationforanabsenteeballotbyaninterstateformerresidentshallbe
820	818		130receivedintheofficeoftheelectionauthoritywheretheapplicantwasformerlyregisteredby
821	819		1315:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdayimmediatelypriortotheelection,unlesstheapplication
822	820		132ismadeinpersonbytheapplicantintheofficeoftheelectionauthority,inwhichcasesuch
823	821		133applicationshallbemadenolaterthan7:00p.m.onthedayoftheelection.
824	822		115.283.1.Eachballotenvelopeshallbearastatementonwhichthevotershallstate
825	823		2thevoter'sname,thevoter'svotingaddress,thevoter'smailingaddressifcastinganabsentee
826	824		3ballotundersubsection3ofsection115.277,andthevoter'sreasonforvotinganabsentee
827	825		4ballot.Ifthereasonforthevotervotingabsenteeisduetothereasonsestablishedunder
828	826		5subdivision(6)ofsubsection[1]2ofsection115.277,thevotershallstatethevoter's
829	827		6identificationinformationprovidedbytheaddressconfidentialityprograminlieuofthe
830	828		7applicant'sname,votingaddress,andmailingaddress.Ontheform,thevotershallalsostate
831	829		8underpenaltiesofperjurythatthevoterisqualifiedtovoteintheelection,thatthevoterhas
832	830		9notpreviouslyvotedandwillnotvoteagainintheelection,thatthevoterhaspersonally
833	831		10markedthevoter'sballotinsecretorsupervisedthemarkingofthevoter'sballotifthevoteris
834	832		11unabletomarkit,thattheballothasbeenplacedintheballotenvelopeandsealedbythevoter
835	833		12orunderthevoter'ssupervisionifthevoterisunabletosealit,andthatallinformation
836	834		13containedinthestatementistrue.Inaddition,anypersonprovidingassistancetotheabsentee
837	835		HCSHB2140 23 14votershallincludeastatementontheenvelopeidentifyingthepersonprovidingassistance
838	836		15underpenaltiesofperjury.Personsauthorizedtovoteonlyforfederalandstatewideofficers
839	837		16shallalsostatetheirformerMissouriresidence.
840	838		17 2.Thestatementforpersonsvotingabsenteeballotswhoareregisteredvotersshallbe
841	839		18insubstantiallythefollowingform:
842	840		19 StateofMissouri
843	841		20 County(City)of_______________
844	842		21 I,______(printname),aregisteredvoterof______County(Cityof
845	843		22 St.Louis,KansasCity),declareunderthepenaltiesofperjurythatI
846	844		23 amvotinginpersonatalocationdesignatedbythelocalelection
847	845		24 authorityorIexpecttobepreventedfromgoingtothepollson
848	846		25 electiondaydueto(checkone):
849	847		______26 absenceonelectiondayfromthejurisdictionoftheelection
850	848		27 authorityinwhichIamregistered;
851	849		______28 incapacityorconfinementduetoillnessorphysicaldisability
852	850		29 onelectionday,includingcaringforapersonwhois
853	851		30 incapacitatedorconfinedduetoillnessordisabilityand
854	852		31 residesatthesameaddress;
855	853		32 ______religiousbelieforpractice;
856	854		______33 employmentasanelectionauthorityorbyanelection
857	855		34 authorityatalocationotherthanmypollingplace;
858	856		______35 incarceration,althoughIhaveretainedallthenecessary
859	857		36 qualificationsforvoting;
860	858		______37 certifiedparticipationintheaddressconfidentialityprogram
861	859		38 establishedundersections589.660to589.681becauseof
862	860		39 safetyconcerns.
863	861		40 IherebystateunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIamqualifiedtovoteat
864	862		41 thiselection;Ihavenotvotedandwillnotvoteotherthanbythis
865	863		42 ballotatthiselection.IfurtherstatethatImarkedtheenclosedballot
866	864		43 insecretorthatIamblind,unabletoreadorwriteEnglish,or
867	865		44 physicallyincapableofmarkingtheballot,andthepersonofmy
868	866		45 choosingindicatedbelowmarkedtheballotatmydirection;allofthe
869	867		46 informationonthisstatementis,tothebestofmyknowledgeand
870	868		47 belief,true.
871	869		__________________
872	870		48 _________________
873	871		49 _
874	872		50 SignatureofVoter SignatureofPerson
875	873		HCSHB2140 24 51 AssistingVoter
876	874		52 (ifapplicable)
877	875		53 Signed______ Subscribedandsworn
878	876		54 Signed______ tobeforemethis
879	877		AddressofVoter
880	878		55 ______dayof_____
881	879		56 _,______
882	880		__________________
883	881		57 _________________
884	882		58 _
885	883		__________________
886	884		59 _________________
887	885		60 _
888	886		61 Mailingaddresses Signatureofnotaryor
889	887		62 (ifdifferent) otherofficer
890	888		63 authorizedto
891	889		64 administeroaths
892	890		65 3.Thestatementforpersonsvotingabsenteeballotspursuanttotheprovisionsof
893	891		66subsection2,3,4,or5ofsection115.277withoutbeingregisteredshallbeinsubstantially
894	892		67thefollowingform:
895	893		68 StateofMissouri
896	894		69 County(City)of______
897	895		70 I,______(printname),declareunderthepenaltiesofperjurythatIam
898	896		71 acitizenoftheUnitedStatesandeighteenyearsofageorolder.Iam
899	897		72 notadjudgedincapacitatedbyanycourtoflaw,andifIhavebeen
900	898		73 convictedofafelonyorofamisdemeanorconnectedwiththerightof
901	899		74 suffrage,Ihavehadthevotingdisabilitiesresultingfromsuch
902	900		75 convictionremovedpursuanttolaw.Iherebystateunderpenaltiesof
903	901		76 perjurythatIamqualifiedtovoteatthiselection.
904	902		77 Iam[(checkone):]
905	903		[______]78 [aresidentofthestateofMissouriandaregisteredvoterin
906	904		79 ______Countyandmovedfromthatcountyto______
907	905		80 County,Missouri,afterthelastdaytoregistertovotein
908	906		81 thiselection.]
909	907		[______]82 aninterstateformerresidentofMissouriandauthorizedto
910	908		83 voteforpresidentialandvicepresidentialelectors.
911	909		84 IfurtherstateunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIhavenotvotedandwill
912	910		85 notvoteotherthanbythisballotatthiselection;Imarkedtheenclosed
913	911		86 ballotinsecretoramblind,unabletoreadorwriteEnglish,or
914	912		HCSHB2140 25 87 physicallyincapableofmarkingtheballot,andthepersonofmy
915	913		88 choosingindicatedbelowmarkedtheballotatmydirection;allofthe
916	914		89 informationonthisstatementis,tothebestofmyknowledgeand
917	915		90 belief,true.
918	916		91 __________________ Subscribedtoand
919	917		92 SignatureofVoter swornbeforemethis
920	918		93 ______dayof
921	919		94 ______,______
922	920		95 __________________
923	921		__________________
924	922		96 _________________
925	923		97 _
926	924		98 AddressofVoter Signatureofnotaryor
927	925		99 otherofficer
928	926		100 authorizedto
929	927		101 administeroaths
930	928		__________________
931	929		102 _________________
932	930		103 _
933	931		MailingAddress(ifdifferent)
934	932		104 _________________
935	933		105 _
936	934		106 _________________
937	935		107 _
938	936		__________________
939	937		108 _________________
940	938		109 _
941	939		110 SignatureofPerson AddressofLast
942	940		111 AssistingVoter MissouriResidence
943	941		112 (ifapplicable)
944	942		113 4.Thestatementforpersonsvotingabsenteeballotswhoareentitledtovoteatthe
945	943		114electionpursuanttotheprovisionsofsubsection2ofsection115.137shallbeinsubstantially
946	944		115thefollowingform:
947	945		116 StateofMissouri
948	946		117 County(City)of______
949	947		118 I,______(printname),declareunderthepenaltiesofperjurythatI
950	948		119 expecttobepreventedfromgoingtothepollsonelectiondaydueto
951	949		120 (checkone):
952	950		______121 absenceonelectiondayfromthejurisdictionoftheelection
953	951		122 authorityinwhichIamdirectedtovote;
954	952		HCSHB2140 26 ______123 incapacityorconfinementduetoillnessorphysicaldisability
955	953		124 onelectionday,includingcaringforapersonwhois
956	954		125 incapacitatedorconfinedduetoillnessordisabilityand
957	955		126 residesatthesameaddress;
958	956		127 ______religiousbelieforpractice;
959	957		______128 employmentasanelectionauthorityorbyanelection
960	958		129 authorityatalocationotherthanmypollingplace;
961	959		______130 incarceration,althoughIhaveretainedallthenecessary
962	960		131 qualificationsofvoting;
963	961		______132 certifiedparticipationintheaddressconfidentialityprogram
964	962		133 establishedundersections589.660to589.681becauseof
965	963		134 safetyconcerns.
966	964		135 IherebystateunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIownpropertyinthe___
967	965		136 ___districtandamqualifiedtovoteatthiselection;Ihavenotvoted
968	966		137 andwillnotvoteotherthanbythisballotatthiselection.Ifurtherstate
969	967		138 thatImarkedtheenclosedballotinsecretorthatIamblind,unableto
970	968		139 readandwriteEnglish,orphysicallyincapableofmarkingtheballot,
971	969		140 andthepersonofmychoosingindicatedbelowmarkedtheballotat
972	970		141 mydirection;alloftheinformationonthisstatementis,tothebestof
973	971		142 myknowledgeandbelief,true.
974	972		143 __________________ Subscribedandsworn
975	973		144 SignatureofVoter tobeforemethis
976	974		145 ______dayof
977	975		146 ______,______
978	976		147 __________________
979	977		148 __________________ __________________
980	978		149 Address Signatureofnotaryor
981	979		150 otherofficer
982	980		151 authorizedto
983	981		152 administeroaths
984	982		153 __________________
985	983		154 SignatureofPerson
986	984		155 AssistingVoter
987	985		156 (ifapplicable)
988	986		157 5.Thestatementforpersonsprovidingassistancetoabsenteevotersshallbein
989	987		158substantiallythefollowingform:
990	988		HCSHB2140 27 159 Thevoterneededassistanceinmarkingtheballotandsigningabove,
991	989		160 becauseofblindness,otherphysicaldisability,orinabilitytoreadorto
992	990		161 readEnglish.Imarkedtheballotenclosedinthisenvelopeatthe
993	991		162 voter'sdirection,whenIwasalonewiththevoter,andIhadnoother
994	992		163 communicationwiththevoterastohowheorshewastovote.The
995	993		164 votersworeoraffirmedthevoteraffidavitaboveandIthensignedthe
996	994		165 voter'snameandcompletedtheothervoterinformationabove.Signed
997	995		166 underthepenaltiesofperjury.
998	996		167 Reasonwhyvoterneededassistance:______
999	997		168 ASSISTINGPERSONSIGNHERE
1000	998		169 1.______(signatureofassistingperson)
1001	999		170 2.______(assistingperson'snameprinted)
1002	1000		171 3.______(assistingperson'sresidence)
1003	1001		172 4.______(assistingperson'shomecityortown).
1004	1002		173 [6.Theelectionauthorityshall,foranelectionheldduring2020,adjusttheforms
1005	1003		174describedinthissectiontoaccountforvotersvotingabsenteeduetothereasonestablished
1006	1004		175pursuanttosubdivision(7)ofsubsection1ofsection115.277.
1007	1005		176 7.]6.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissection,anycoveredvoteras
1008	1006		177definedinsection115.902orpersonswhohavedeclaredthemselvestobepermanently
1009	1007		178disabledpursuanttosection115.284,otherwiseentitledtovote,shallnotberequiredtoobtain
1010	1008		179anotarysealorsignatureonhisorherabsenteeballot.
1011	1009		180 [8.]7.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissectionorsection115.291tothe
1012	1010		181contrary,thesubscription,signatureandsealofanotaryorotherofficerauthorizedto
1013	1011		182administeroathsshallnotberequiredonanyballot,ballotenvelope,orstatementrequiredby
1014	1012		183thissectionifthereasonforthevotervotingabsenteeisduetothereasonsestablished
1015	1013		184pursuanttosubdivision(2)or(7)ofsubsection[1]2ofsection115.277.
1016	1014		185 [9.]8.Nonotaryshallchargeorcollectafeefornotarizingthesignatureonany
1017	1015		186absenteeballotorabsenteevoterregistration.
1018	1016		187 [10.]9.Anotarypublicwhochargesmorethanthemaximumfeespecifiedorwho
1019	1017		188chargesorcollectsafeefornotarizingthesignatureonanyabsenteeballotorabsenteevoter
1020	1018		189registrationisguiltyofofficialmisconduct.
1021	1019		115.285.Thesecretaryofstatemayprescribeuniformregulationswithrespecttothe
1022	1020		2printingofballotenvelopesandmailingenvelopes,whichshallcomplywithstandards
1023	1021		3establishedbyfederallaworpostalregulations.Mailingenvelopesforuseinreturning
1024	1022		4ballotsshallbeprintedwithbusinessreplypermitssothatanyballotreturnedbymaildoes
1025	1023		5notrequirepostage.Allfeesandcostsforestablishingandmaintainingthebusinessreply
1026	1024		HCSHB2140 28 6andpostage-freemailforallballotscastshallbepaidbythesecretaryofstatethroughstate
1027	1025		7appropriations.[Notwithstandinganyprovisionoflawtothecontrary,aballotenvelopeused
1028	1026		8undersection115.302shallbethesameballotenvelopeusedforabsenteeballots,providedan
1029	1027		9optionshallbelistedontheenvelopetoclearlyindicatewhetherthevoteriscastingan
1030	1028		10absenteeballotoramail-inballot.]
1031	1029		115.286.Absenteeballotsundersections115.275to115.304receivedbythe
1032	1030		2electionauthorityinpersonorotherauthorizedlocationdesignatedbytheelection
1033	1031		3authorityaredeemedcastwhenreceivedpriortoelectionday.Absenteeballots
1034	1032		4receivedbytheelectionauthoritythroughacommoncarriersuchastheUnitedStates
1035	1033		5PostalServicearedeemedcastwhenreceivedpriortothetimefixedbylawforthe
1036	1034		6closingofthepollsonelectionday.Absenteeballotsreceivedbytheelectionauthority
1037	1035		7throughacommoncarriersuchastheUnitedStatesPostalServiceshallbereceived
1038	1036		8priortothetimefixedbylawfortheclosingofpollsonelectionday.
1039	1037		115.287.1.Uponreceiptofasignedapplicationforanabsenteeballotandifsatisfied
1040	1038		2theapplicantisentitledtovotebyabsenteeballot,theelectionauthorityshall,withinthree
1041	1039		3workingdaysafterreceivingtheapplication,orifabsenteeballotsarenotavailableatthe
1042	1040		4timetheapplicationisreceived,withinfiveworkingdaysaftertheybecomeavailable,deliver
1043	1041		5tothevoteranabsenteeballot,ballotenvelopeandsuchinstructionsasarenecessaryforthe
1044	1042		6applicanttovote.Deliveryshallbemadetothevoterpersonallyintheofficeoftheelection
1045	1043		7authorityorbybipartisanteamsappointedbytheelectionauthority,orbyfirstclass,
1046	1044		8registered,orcertifiedmailatthediscretionoftheelectionauthority,orinthecaseofa
1047	1045		9coveredvoterasdefinedinsection115.902,themethodoftransmissionprescribedinsection
1048	1046		10115.914.Wheretheelectionauthorityisacountyclerk,themembersofbipartisanteams
1049	1047		11representingthepoliticalpartyotherthanthatofcountyclerkshallbeselectedfromalistof
1050	1048		12personssubmittedtothecountyclerkbythecountychairmanofthatparty.Ifnolistis
1051	1049		13providedbythetimethatabsenteeballotsaretobemadeavailable,thecountyclerkmay
1052	1050		14selectapersonorpersonsfromlistsprovidedinaccordancewithsection115.087.Ifthe
1053	1051		15electionauthorityisnotsatisfiedthatanyapplicantisentitledtovotebyabsenteeballot,it
1054	1052		16shallnotdeliveranabsenteeballottotheapplicant.Withinthreeworkingdaysofreceiving
1055	1053		17suchanapplication,theelectionauthorityshallnotifytheapplicantandstatethereasonheor
1056	1054		18sheisnotentitledtovotebyabsenteeballot.Theapplicantmayfileacomplaintwiththe
1057	1055		19electionsdivisionofthesecretaryofstate'sofficeunderandpursuanttosection115.219.
1058	1056		20 2.If,after5:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdaybeforeanelection,anyvoterfromthe
1059	1057		21jurisdictionhasbecomehospitalized,becomesconfinedduetoillnessorinjury,orisconfined
1060	1058		22inanintermediatecarefacility,residentialcarefacility,orskillednursingfacilityonelection
1061	1059		23day,assuchtermsaredefinedinsection198.006,inthecountyinwhichthejurisdictionis
1062	1060		24locatedorinthejurisdictionofanadjacentelectionauthoritywithinthesamecounty,the
1063	1061		HCSHB2140 29 25electionauthorityshallappointateamtodeliver,witnessthesigningofandreturnthevoter's
1064	1062		26applicationanddeliver,witnessthevotingofandreturnthevoter'sabsenteeballot.[In
1065	1063		27countieswithacharterformofgovernmentandincitiesnotwithinacounty,andineachcity
1066	1064		28whichhasoverthreehundredthousandinhabitants,andissituatedinmorethanonecounty,]
1067	1065		29Iftheelectionauthorityreceivestenormoreapplicationsforabsenteeballotsfromthesame
1068	1066		30addressit[may] shallappointateamtodeliverandwitnessthevotingandreturnofabsentee
1069	1067		31ballotsbyvotersresidingatthataddress,exceptwhensuchaddressesareforanapartment
1070	1068		32buildingorotherstructurewhereinindividuallivingunitsarelocated,eachofwhichhasits
1071	1069		33ownseparatecookingfacilities.Eachteamappointedpursuanttothissubsectionshallconsist
1072	1070		34oftworegisteredvoters,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty.Bothmembersofanyteam
1073	1071		35appointedpursuanttothissubsectionshallbepresentduringthedelivery,signingorvoting
1074	1072		36andreturnofanyapplicationorabsenteeballotsignedorvotedpursuanttothissubsection.
1075	1073		37 3.Onthemailingandballotenvelopesforeachcoveredvoter,theelectionauthority
1076	1074		38shallstampprominentlyinblackthewords"FEDERALBALLOT,STATEOFMISSOURI"
1077	1075		39and"U.S.PostagePaid,39U.S.C.Section3406".
1078	1076		40 4.Noinformationwhichencouragesavotefororagainstacandidateorissueshallbe
1079	1077		41providedtoanyvoterwithanabsenteeballot.
1080	1078		115.291.1.Uponreceivinganabsenteeballotbymail,thevotershallmarktheballot
1081	1079		2insecret,placetheballotintheballotenvelope,sealtheenvelopeandfilloutthestatementon
1082	1080		3theballotenvelope.Theaffidavitofeachpersonvotinganabsenteeballotshallbesubscribed
1083	1081		4andsworntobeforetheelectionofficialreceivingtheballot,anotarypublicorotherofficer
1084	1082		5authorizedbylawtoadministeroaths,unlessthevoterisvotingabsenteeduetoincapacityor
1085	1083		6confinementduetotheprovisionsofsection115.284,illnessorphysicaldisabilityon
1086	1084		7electionday,[foranelectionthatoccursduringtheyear2020,thevoterhascontractedoris
1087	1085		8inanat-riskcategoryforcontractingortransmittingsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome
1088	1086		9coronavirus2,asdefinedinsection115.277,] orthevoterisacoveredvoterasdefinedin
1089	1087		10section115.902.Ifthevoterisblind,unabletoreadorwritetheEnglishlanguage,or
1090	1088		11physicallyincapableofvotingtheballot,thevotermaybeassistedbyapersonofthevoter's
1091	1089		12ownchoosing.Anypersonassistingavoterwhoisnotentitledtosuchassistance,andany
1092	1090		13personwhoassistsavoterandinanymannercoercesorinitiatesarequestorasuggestionthat
1093	1091		14thevotervotefororagainstorrefrainfromvotingonanyquestion,ticketorcandidate,shall
1094	1092		15beguiltyofaclassoneelectionoffense.If,uponcounting,challengeorelectioncontest,itis
1095	1093		16ascertainedthatanyabsenteeballotwasvotedwithunlawfulassistance,theballotshallbe
1096	1094		17rejected.[Forpurposesofthissubsection,thevoterswhoareinanat-riskcategoryfor
1097	1095		18contractingortransmittingsevereacuterespiratorysyndromecoronavirus2arevoterswho:
1098	1096		19 (1)Sixty-fiveyearsofageorolder;
1099	1097		20 (2)Liveinalong-termcarefacilitylicensedunderchapter198;
1100	1098		HCSHB2140 30 21 (3)Havechroniclungdiseaseormoderatetosevereasthma;
1101	1099		22 (4)Haveseriousheartconditions;
1102	1100		23 (5)Areimmunocompromised;
1103	1101		24 (6)Havediabetes;
1104	1102		25 (7)Havechronickidneydiseaseandareundergoingdialysis;or
1105	1103		26 (8)Haveliverdisease.]
1106	1104		27 2.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection,eachabsenteeballotthatisnot
1107	1105		28castbythevoterinpersonintheofficeoftheelectionauthorityshallbereturnedtothe
1108	1106		29electionauthorityintheballotenvelopeandshallonlybereturnedbythevoterinperson,or
1109	1107		30inpersonbyarelativeofthevoterwhoiswithintheseconddegreeofconsanguinityor
1110	1108		31affinity,bymailorregisteredcarrierorbyateamofdeputyelectionauthorities;exceptthat
1111	1109		32coveredvoters,whensentfromalocationdeterminedbythesecretaryofstatetobe
1112	1110		33inaccessibleonelectionday,shallbeallowedtoreturntheirabsenteeballotscastbyuseof
1113	1111		34facsimiletransmissionorunderaprogramapprovedbytheDepartmentofDefensefor
1114	1112		35electronictransmissionofelectionmaterials.
1115	1113		36 3.IncasesofanemergencydeclaredbythePresidentoftheUnitedStatesorthe
1116	1114		37governorofthisstatewheretheconductofanelectionmaybeaffected,thesecretaryofstate
1117	1115		38mayprovideforthedeliveryandreturnofabsenteeballotsbyuseofafacsimiletransmission
1118	1116		39deviceorsystem.Anyrulepromulgatedpursuanttothissubsectionshallapplytoaclassor
1119	1117		40classesofvotersasprovidedforbythesecretaryofstate.
1120	1118		41 4.Noelectionauthorityshallrefusetoacceptandprocessanyotherwisevalidmarked
1121	1119		42absenteeballotsubmittedinanymannerbyacoveredvotersolelyonthebasisofrestrictions
1122	1120		43onenvelopetype.
1123	1121		115.349.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinsections115.361to115.383[orsections
1124	1122		2115.755to115.785], nocandidate'snameshallbeprintedonanyofficialprimaryballot
1125	1123		3unlessthecandidatehasfiledawrittendeclarationofcandidacyintheofficeofthe
1126	1124		4appropriateelectionofficialby5:00p.m.onthelastTuesdayinMarchimmediatelypreceding
1127	1125		5theprimaryelection.
1128	1126		6 2.Nodeclarationofcandidacyfornominationinaprimaryelectionshallbeaccepted
1129	1127		7forfilingpriorto8:00a.m.onthelastTuesdayinFebruaryimmediatelyprecedingthe
1130	1128		8primaryelection.
1131	1129		9 3.Eachdeclarationofcandidacyfornominationinaprimaryelectionshallstatethe
1132	1130		10candidate'sfullname,residenceaddress,officeforwhichsuchcandidateproposestobea
1133	1131		11candidate,thepartyticketonwhichheorshewishestobeacandidateandthatifnominated
1134	1132		12andelectedheorshewillqualify.Thedeclarationshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowing
1135	1133		13form:
1136	1134		HCSHB2140 31 14 I,______,aresidentandregisteredvoterofthecountyof______and
1137	1135		15 thestateofMissouri,residingat______,doannouncemyselfa
1138	1136		16 candidatefortheofficeof______onthe______partyticket,tobe
1139	1137		17 votedforattheprimaryelectiontobeheldonthe______dayof____
1140	1138		18 __,______,andIfurtherdeclarethatifnominatedandelectedtosuch
1141	1139		19 officeIwillqualify.
1142	1140		20 _______________ Subscribedandsworn
1143	1141		21 Signatureofcandidate tobeforemethis
1144	1142		22 ______dayof
1145	1143		23 ______,______
1146	1144		24 _______________ _______________
1147	1145		25 Residenceaddress Signatureofelection
1148	1146		26 officialorotherofficer
1149	1147		27 authorizedto
1150	1148		28 administeroaths
1151	1149		29 _______________
1152	1150		30 Mailingaddress(ifdifferent)
1153	1151		31 _______________
1154	1152		32 TelephoneNumber(Optional)
1155	1153		33
1156	1154		34Ifthedeclarationistobefiledinperson,itshallbesubscribedandsworntobythecandidate
1157	1155		35beforeanofficialauthorizedtoaccepthisorherdeclarationofcandidacy.Ifthedeclarationis
1158	1156		36tobefiledbycertifiedmailpursuanttotheprovisionsofsubsection2ofsection115.355,it
1159	1157		37shallbesubscribedandsworntobythecandidatebeforeanotarypublicorotherofficer
1160	1158		38authorizedbylawtoadministeroaths.
1161	1159		115.417.1.Beforethetimefixedbylawfortheopeningofthepolls,theelection
1162	1160		2authorityshalldelivertoeachpollingplaceasufficientnumberofvoterinstructioncards
1163	1161		3whichincludethefollowinginformation:[ifpaperballotsoranelectronicvotingsystemis
1164	1162		4used,theinstructionsshallinformthevoteron]howtoobtainaballotforvoting,howtovote
1165	1163		5andpreparetheballotfordepositintheballotbox,andhowtoobtainanewballottoreplace
1166	1164		6oneaccidentallyspoiled.
1167	1165		7 2.Theelectionauthorityateachpollingplaceshallpostinaconspicuousplacevoting
1168	1166		8instructionsonaposternosmallerthantwenty-fourinchesbythirtyinches.Suchinstructions
1169	1167		9shallalsoinformthevoterthattheelectronicvotingequipmentcanbedemonstratedupon
1170	1168		10requestofthevoter.Theelectionauthorityshallalsopubliclypostduringtheperiodoftime
1171	1169		11inwhichapersonmaycastanabsenteeballotandonelectiondayasampleversionofthe
1172	1170		HCSHB2140 32 12ballotthatwillbeusedforthatelection,thedateoftheelection,thehoursduringwhichthe
1173	1171		13pollingplacewillbeopen,instructionsformail-inregistrantsandfirst-timevoters,general
1174	1172		14informationonvotingrightsinaccordancewiththestateplanfiledbythesecretaryofstate
1175	1173		15pursuanttotheHelpAmericaVoteActof2002,generalinformationontherighttocasta
1176	1174		16provisionalballotandinstructionsforprovisionalballots,howtocontactappropriate
1177	1175		17authoritiesifvotingrightshavebeenviolated,andgeneralinformationonfederaland
1178	1176		18Missourilawregardingprohibitionsonactsoffraudandmisrepresentation.Thesecretaryof
1179	1177		19statemaypromulgaterulestoexecutethissection.Noruleorportionofarulepromulgated
1180	1178		20pursuanttotheauthorityofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveunlessithasbeenpromulgated
1181	1179		21pursuanttochapter536.
1182	1180		22 3.Thesecretaryofstatemaydevelopmultilingualvotinginstructionstobemade
1183	1181		23availabletoelectionauthorities.
1184	1182		115.427.1.Personsseekingtovoteinapublicelectionshallestablishtheiridentity
1185	1183		2andeligibilitytovoteatthepollingplaceor,ifvotingabsenteeinpersonundersection
1186	1184		3115.277,attheofficeoftheelectionauthorityorotherauthorizedlocationdesignatedby
1187	1185		4theelectionauthoritybypresentingaformofpersonalphotoidentificationtoelection
1188	1186		5officials.Noformofpersonalidentificationotherthantheformslistedinthissectionshallbe
1189	1187		6acceptedtoestablishavoter'squalificationstovote.Formsofpersonalidentificationthat
1190	1188		7satisfytherequirementsofthissectionareanyoneofthefollowing:
1191	1189		8 (1)NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense;
1192	1190		9 (2)NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense;
1193	1191		10 (3)Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements:
1194	1192		11 (a)Thedocumentcontainsthenameoftheindividualtowhomthedocumentwas
1195	1193		12issued,andthenamesubstantiallyconformstothemostrecentsignatureintheindividual's
1196	1194		13voterregistrationrecord;
1197	1195		14 (b)Thedocumentshowsaphotographoftheindividual;
1198	1196		15 (c)Thedocumentincludesanexpirationdate,andthedocumentisnotexpired,or,if
1199	1197		16expired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthemostrecentgeneralelection;and
1200	1198		17 (d)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateofMissouri;or
1201	1199		18 (4)Anyidentificationcontainingaphotographoftheindividualwhichisissuedby
1202	1200		19theMissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,ortheUnitedStates
1203	1201		20DepartmentofVeteranAffairstoamemberorformermemberoftheMissouriNational
1204	1202		21GuardortheUnitedStatesArmedForcesandthatisnotexpiredordoesnothavean
1205	1203		22expirationdate.
1206	1204		23 2.(1)Anindividualwhoappearsatapollingplacewithoutaformofpersonal
1207	1205		24identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionandwhoisotherwisequalifiedtovote
1208	1206		25atthatpollingplace[mayexecuteastatement,underpenaltyofperjury,averringthatthe
1209	1207		HCSHB2140 33 26individualisthepersonlistedintheprecinctregister;averringthattheindividualdoesnot
1210	1208		27possessaformofpersonalidentificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissection;
1211	1209		28acknowledgingthattheindividualiseligibletoreceiveaMissourinondriver'slicensefreeof
1212	1210		29chargeifdesiringitinordertovote;andacknowledgingthattheindividualisrequiredto
1213	1211		30presentaformofpersonalidentification,asdescribedinsubsection1ofthissection,inorder
1214	1212		31tovote.Suchstatementshallbeexecutedandsworntobeforetheelectionofficialreceiving
1215	1213		32thestatement.Uponexecutingsuchstatement,theindividualmaycastaregularballot,
1216	1214		33providedsuchindividualpresentsoneofthefollowingformsofidentification:
1217	1215		34 (a)IdentificationissuedbythestateofMissouri,anagencyofthestate,oralocal
1218	1216		35electionauthorityofthestate;
1219	1217		36 (b)IdentificationissuedbytheUnitedStatesgovernmentoragencythereof;
1220	1218		37 (c)Identificationissuedbyaninstitutionofhighereducation,includingauniversity,
1221	1219		38college,vocationalandtechnicalschool,locatedwithinthestateofMissouri;
1222	1220		39 (d)Acopyofacurrentutilitybill,bankstatement,governmentcheck,paycheck,or
1223	1221		40othergovernmentdocumentthatcontainsthenameandaddressoftheindividual;
1224	1222		41 (e)Otheridentificationapprovedbythesecretaryofstateunderrulespromulgated
1225	1223		42pursuanttothissection.
1226	1224		43 (2)Foranyindividualwhoappearsatapollingplacewithoutaformofpersonal
1227	1225		44identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionandwhoisotherwisequalifiedtovote
1228	1226		45atthatpollingplace,theelectionauthoritymaytakeapictureofsuchindividualandkeepitas
1229	1227		46partofthatindividual'svoterregistrationfileattheelectionauthority.
1230	1228		47 (3)Anyindividualwhochoosesnottoexecutethestatementdescribedinsubdivision
1231	1229		48(1)ofthissubsectionmaycastaprovisionalballot.Suchprovisionalballotshallbecounted,
1232	1230		49providedthatitmeetstherequirementsofsubsection4ofthissection.
1233	1231		50 (4)Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm"electionofficial"shallincludeany
1234	1232		51personworkingundertheauthorityoftheelectionauthority.
1235	1233		52 3.Thestatementtobeusedforvotingundersubdivision(1)ofsubsection2ofthis
1236	1234		53sectionshallbesubstantiallyinthefollowingform:]
1237	1235		54 ["Stateof______]
1238	1236		55 [Countyof______]
1239	1237		56 [Idosolemnlyswear(oraffirm)thatmynameis______;thatIreside
1240	1238		57 at______;thatIamthepersonlistedintheprecinctregisterunderthis
1241	1239		58 nameandatthisaddress;andthat,underpenaltyofperjury,Idonot
1242	1240		59 possessaformofpersonalidentificationapprovedforvoting.Asa
1243	1241		60 personwhodoesnotpossessaformofpersonalidentification
1244	1242		61 approvedforvoting,IacknowledgethatIameligibletoreceivefreeof
1245	1243		62 chargeaMissourinondriver'slicenseatanyfeeofficeifdesiringitin
1246	1244		HCSHB2140 34 63 ordertovote.IfurthermoreacknowledgethatIamrequiredtopresent
1247	1245		64 aformofpersonalidentification,asprescribedbylaw,inorderto
1248	1246		65 vote.]
1249	1247		66 [Iunderstandthatknowinglyprovidingfalseinformationisaviolation
1250	1248		67 oflawandsubjectsmetopossiblecriminalprosecution.]
1251	1249		68 [_______________]
1252	1250		69 [Signatureofvoter]
1253	1251		70 [Subscribedandaffirmedbeforemethis______dayof______,20___
1254	1252		71 ___]
1255	1253		72 [_______________]
1256	1254		73 [Signatureofelectionofficial"]
1257	1255		74 [4.Avoter] shallbeallowedtocastaprovisionalballot[undersection115.430even
1258	1256		75iftheelectionjudgescannotestablishthevoter'sidentityunderthissection]. Theelection
1259	1257		76judgesshallmakeanotationontheprovisionalballotenvelopetoindicatethatthevoter's
1260	1258		77identitywasnotverified.
1261	1259		78 (2)Nopersonshallbeentitledtoreceiveaprovisionalballotuntilsuchperson
1262	1260		79hascompletedaprovisionalballotaffidavitontheprovisionalballotenvelope.All
1263	1261		80provisionalballotsshallbemarkedwithaconspicuousstampormarkthatmakesthem
1264	1262		81distinguishablefromotherballots.
1265	1263		82 (3)Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallbecompletedbythevoterforusein
1266	1264		83determiningthevoter'seligibilitytocastaballot.
1267	1265		84 3.Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallprovideaplaceforthevoter'sname,
1268	1266		85address,dateofbirth,andlastfourdigitsofhisorherSocialSecuritynumber,followed
1269	1267		86byacertificateinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
1270	1268		87 IdosolemnlyswearthatIamthepersonidentifiedaboveandthe
1271	1269		88 informationprovidediscorrect.Iunderstandthatmyvotewill
1272	1270		89 notbecountedunless:
1273	1271		90 (1)Ireturntothispollingplacetodaybetween6:00a.m.and
1274	1272		91 7:00p.m.andprovideoneofthefollowingformsof
1275	1273		92 identification:
1276	1274		93 (a)NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense;
1277	1275		94 (b)NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense;
1278	1276		95 (c)Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements:
1279	1277		HCSHB2140 35 96 (i)Thedocumentcontainsmyname,insubstantiallythesame
1280	1278		97 formasthemostrecentsignatureonmyvoterregistration
1281	1279		98 record;
1282	1280		99 (ii)Thedocumentcontainsmyphotograph;
1283	1281		100 (iii)Thedocumentcontainsanexpirationdateandisnot
1284	1282		101 expired,orifexpired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthe
1285	1283		102 mostrecentgeneralelection;and
1286	1284		103 (iv)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateof
1287	1285		104 Missouri;or
1288	1286		105 (d)Identificationcontainingmyphotographissuedtomebythe
1289	1287		106 MissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,
1290	1288		107 includingSpaceForce,ortheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
1291	1289		108 VeteranAffairsasamemberorformermemberoftheMissouri
1292	1290		109 NationalGuardortheUnitedStatesArmedForcesthatisnot
1293	1291		110 expiredordoesnothaveanexpirationdate;
1294	1292		111 (2)Theelectionauthorityverifiesmyidentitybycomparingmy
1295	1293		112 signatureonthisenvelopetothesignatureonfilewiththe
1296	1294		113 electionauthorityanddeterminesthatIwaseligibletocasta
1297	1295		114 ballotatthispollingplace;and
1298	1296		115 (3)Thisprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecounted
1299	1297		116 underthelawsofthestateofMissouri.
1300	1298		117 __________________ ______
1301	1299		118 SignatureofVoter Date
1302	1300		119 __________________ __________________
1303	1301		120 SignaturesofElectionOfficials
1304	1302		121
1305	1303		122Oncevoted,theprovisionalballotshallbesealedintheprovisionalballotenvelopeand
1306	1304		123placedinaseparatesecuredcontainerbytheelectionjudge.
1307	1305		124 4.Theprovisionalballotcastbysuchvotershallnotbecountedunless:
1308	1306		HCSHB2140 36 125 (1)(a)Thevoterreturnstothepollingplaceduringtheuniformpollinghours
1309	1307		126establishedbysection115.407andprovidesaformofpersonalidentificationthatallowsthe
1310	1308		127electionjudgestoverifythevoter'sidentityasprovidedinsubsection1ofthissection;or
1311	1309		128 (b)Theelectionauthorityverifiestheidentityoftheindividualbycomparingthat
1312	1310		129individual'ssignaturetothesignatureonfilewiththeelectionauthorityanddeterminesthat
1313	1311		130theindividualwaseligibletocastaballotatthepollingplacewheretheballotwascast;and
1314	1312		131 (2)Theprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecountedundersection115.430.
1315	1313		132 5.[Thesecretaryofstateshallprovideadvancenoticeofthepersonalidentification
1316	1314		133requirementsofsubsection1ofthissectioninamannercalculatedtoinformthepublic
1317	1315		134generallyoftherequirementforformsofpersonalidentificationasprovidedinthissection.
1318	1316		135Suchadvancenoticeshallinclude,ataminimum,theuseofadvertisementsandpublic
1319	1317		136serviceannouncementsinprint,broadcasttelevision,radio,andcabletelevisionmedia,as
1320	1318		137wellasthepostingofinformationontheopeningpagesoftheofficialstateinternetwebsites
1321	1319		138ofthesecretaryofstateandgovernor.
1322	1320		139 6.](1)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection136.055andsection302.181tothe
1323	1321		140contrary,thestateandallfeeofficesshallprovideonenondriver'slicenseatnocosttoany
1324	1322		141otherwisequalifiedvoterwhodoesnotalreadypossesssuchidentificationandwhodesires
1325	1323		142theidentification[inordertovote]forvoting.
1326	1324		143 (2)Thisstateanditsagenciesshallprovideonecopyofeachofthefollowing,freeof
1327	1325		144charge,ifneededbyanindividualseekingtoobtainaformofpersonalidentification
1328	1326		145describedinsubsection1ofthissection[inordertovote]forvoting:
1329	1327		146 (a)Abirthcertificate;
1330	1328		147 (b)Amarriagelicenseorcertificate;
1331	1329		148 (c)Adivorcedecree;
1332	1330		149 (d)Acertificateofdecreeofadoption;
1333	1331		150 (e)Acourtorderchangingtheperson'sname;
1334	1332		151 (f)ASocialSecuritycardreflectinganupdatedname;and
1335	1333		152 (g)NaturalizationpapersorotherdocumentsfromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
1336	1334		153Stateprovingcitizenship.
1337	1335		154
1338	1336		155Anyindividualseekingoneoftheabovedocumentsinordertoobtainaformofpersonal
1339	1337		156identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissection[inordertovote]forvotingmay
1340	1338		157requestthesecretaryofstatetofacilitatetheacquisitionofsuchdocuments.Thesecretaryof
1341	1339		158stateshallpayanyfeeorfeeschargedbyanotherstateoritsagencies,oranycourtof
1342	1340		159competentjurisdictioninthisstateoranyotherstate,orthefederalgovernmentorits
1343	1341		160agencies,inordertoobtainanyoftheabovedocumentsfromsuchstateorthefederal
1344	1342		161government.
1345	1343		HCSHB2140 37 162 (3)[Allcostsassociatedwiththeimplementationofthissectionshallbereimbursed
1346	1344		163fromthegeneralrevenueofthisstatebyanappropriationforthatpurpose.Ifthereisnota
1347	1345		164sufficientappropriationofstatefunds,thenthepersonalidentificationrequirementsof
1348	1346		165subsection1ofthissectionshallnotbeenforced.
1349	1347		166 (4)]Anyapplicantwhorequestsanondriver'slicensefor[thepurposeof]votingshall
1350	1348		167notberequiredtopayafee[iftheapplicantexecutesastatement,underpenaltyofperjury,
1351	1349		168averringthattheapplicantdoesnothaveanyotherformofpersonalidentificationthatmeets
1352	1350		169therequirementsofthissection]. ThestateofMissourishallpaythelegallyrequiredfeesfor
1353	1351		170anysuchapplicant.[Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueshalldesignastatementtobe
1354	1352		171usedforthispurpose.Thetotalcostassociatedwithnondriver'slicensephotoidentification
1355	1353		172underthissubsectionshallbebornebythestateofMissourifromfundsappropriatedtothe
1356	1354		173departmentofrevenueforthatspecificpurpose.] Thedepartmentofrevenueandalocal
1357	1355		174electionauthoritymayenterintoacontractthatallowsthelocalelectionauthoritytoassistthe
1358	1356		175departmentinissuingnondriver'slicensephotoidentifications.
1359	1357		176 [7.]6.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueshall,byJanuaryfirstofeachyear,
1360	1358		177prepareanddelivertoeachmemberofthegeneralassemblyareportdocumentingthenumber
1361	1359		178ofindividualswhohaverequestedandreceivedanondriver'slicensephotoidentificationfor
1362	1360		179thepurposesofvotingunderthissection.Thereportshallalsoincludethenumberofpersons
1363	1361		180requestinganondriver'slicenseforpurposesofvotingunderthissection,butnotreceiving
1364	1362		181suchlicense,andthereasonforthedenialofthenondriver'slicense.
1365	1363		182 [8.]7.Theprecinctregistershallserveasthevoteridentificationcertificate.The
1366	1364		183followingformshallbeprintedatthetopofeachpageoftheprecinctregister:
1367	1365		184 VOTER'SIDENTIFICATIONCERTIFICATE
1368	1366		185 Warning:Itisagainstthelawforanyonetovote,orattempttovote,
1369	1367		186 withouthavingalawfulrighttovote.
1370	1368		187 PRECINCT
1371	1369		188 WARDORTOWNSHIP______
1372	1370		189 GENERAL(SPECIAL,PRIMARY)ELECTION
1373	1371		190 Held______,20______
1374	1372		191 Date
1375	1373		192 IherebycertifythatIamqualifiedtovoteatthiselectionbysigning
1376	1374		193 mynameandverifyingmyaddressbysigningmyinitialsnexttomy
1377	1375		194 address.
1378	1376		195 [9.]8.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulestoeffectuatetheprovisionsofthis
1379	1377		196section.
1380	1378		197 [10.]9.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
1381	1379		198createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
1382	1380		HCSHB2140 38 199withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
1383	1381		200Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
1384	1382		201generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
1385	1383		202disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
1386	1384		203rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid
1387	1385		204andvoid.
1388	1386		205 [11.]10.Ifanyvoterisunabletosignhisnameattheappropriateplaceonthe
1389	1387		206certificateorcomputerprintout,anelectionjudgeshallprintthenameandaddressofthe
1390	1388		207voterintheappropriateplaceontheprecinctregister,thevotershallmakehismarkinlieuof
1391	1389		208signature,andthevoter'smarkshallbewitnessedbythesignatureofanelectionjudge.
1392	1390		209 [12.Thissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyuponthepassageandapprovalbythe
1393	1391		210votersofaconstitutionalamendmentsubmittedtothembythegeneralassemblyregarding
1394	1392		211theauthorizationofphotoidentificationrequirementsforelectionsbygenerallaw.Ifsuch
1395	1393		212constitutionalamendmentisapprovedbythevoters,thissectionshallbecomeeffectiveJune
1396	1394		2131,2017.]
1397	1395		115.435.Afterinitialingthevoter'sidentificationcertificateandaftercompletingany
1398	1396		2proceduresrequiredbysection115.433,theelectionjudgesshallallowthevotertoproceedto
1399	1397		3thevotingboothandvote.Oncetheballothasbeencompletedbythevoterandheorshe
1400	1398		4successfullysubmitstheballot,theballotisdeemedcast.
1401	1399		115.447.1.Asusedinthissubchapter,unlessthecontextclearlyimpliesotherwise,
1402	1400		2thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1403	1401		3 (1)"Countingjudges"arethetwojudges,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty,who
1404	1402		4readeachvotereceivedbyallcandidatesandeachvoteforandagainstallquestionsata
1405	1403		5pollingplace;
1406	1404		6 (2)"Receivingjudges"arethetwojudges,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty,who
1407	1405		7initialeachvoter'sballotatapollingplace;
1408	1406		8 (3)"Recordingjudges"arethetwojudges,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty,who
1409	1407		9tallythevotesreceivedbyeachcandidateandforandagainsteachquestionatapollingplace.
1410	1408		10Thesetermsdescribefunctionsratherthanindividuals,andanyelectionjudgemayperform
1411	1409		11morethanonefunctionatapollingplaceonelectionday.
1412	1410		12 2.Asusedinthissubchapter,unlessthecontextclearlyimpliesotherwise,the
1413	1411		13followingtermsshallmean:
1414	1412		14 (1)"Defectiveballot"isanyballot[card] onwhichthenumberofwrite-invotesand
1415	1413		15votescastontheballot[card] foranyofficeexceedthenumberallowedbylaw,andanyballot
1416	1414		16[card] whichisbentordamagedsothatitcannotbeproperlycountedbyautomatictabulating
1417	1415		17equipment;
1418	1416		HCSHB2140 39 18 (2)"Rejectedballot"isanyballotonwhichnovotesarecountedbecausetheballot
1419	1417		19failstohavetheinitialsoftheproperelectionjudges,becausethenumberofvotesforall
1420	1418		20officesandonallquestionsexceedsthenumberauthorizedbylaw,becausethevoteris
1421	1419		21deemedbytheelectionjudgestobeunqualified,becauseitisanabsenteeballotnot
1422	1420		22accompaniedbyacompletedandsignedaffidavit,orbecausetheballotwasvotedwith
1423	1421		23unlawfulassistance;
1424	1422		24 (3)"Spoiledballot"isanyballotaccidentallyspoiledbyavoterandreplacedby
1425	1423		25electionjudgesinthemannerprovidedinsubsection2ofsection115.439.
1426	1424		115.652.[1.]Anelectionshallnotbeconductedundersections115.650to115.660
1427	1425		2unless:
1428	1426		3 (1)Theofficeroragencycallingtheelectionsubmitsawrittenrequestthatthe
1429	1427		4electionbeconductedbymail.Suchrequestshallbesubmittednotlaterthanthedate
1430	1428		5specifiedinsection115.125forsubmissionofthenoticeofelectionandsampleballot;
1431	1429		6 (2)Theelectionauthorityresponsibleforconductingtheelectionauthorizestheuse
1432	1430		7ofmailedballotsfortheelection;
1433	1431		8 (3)Theelectionisnonpartisan;
1434	1432		9 (4)Theelectionisnotoneatwhichanycandidateiselected,retainedorrecalled;and
1435	1433		10 (5)Theelectionisanissueelectionatwhichallofthequalifiedvotersofanyone
1436	1434		11politicalsubdivisionaretheonlyvoterseligibletovote.
1437	1435		12 [2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissectionoranyother
1438	1436		13provisionoflawtothecontrary,anelectionmaybeconductedbymailasauthorizedunder
1439	1437		14section115.302,duringtheyear2020,toavoidtheriskofcontractingortransmittingsevere
1440	1438		15acuterespiratorysyndromecoronavirus2.ThissubsectionshallexpireDecember31,2020.]
1441	1439		115.902.Asusedinsections115.900to115.936,thefollowingtermsshallmean:
1442	1440		2 (1)"Coveredvoter":
1443	1441		3 (a)Auniformedservicesvoterwhoisregisteredtovoteinthisstate;
1444	1442		4 (b)Auniformedservicesvoterdefinedinthissectionwhosevotingresidenceisin
1445	1443		5thisstateandwhootherwisesatisfiesthisstate'svotereligibilityrequirements;or
1446	1444		6 (c)Anoverseasvoter;
1447	1445		7 (2)"Dependent",anindividualrecognizedasadependentbyauniformedservice;
1448	1446		8 (3)"Federalpostcardapplication",theapplicationprescribedunderSection101(b)(2)
1449	1447		9oftheUniformedandOverseasCitizensAbsenteeVotingAct,42U.S.C.Section1973ff(b)
1450	1448		10(2);
1451	1449		11 (4)"Federalwrite-inabsenteeballot",theballotdescribedinSection103ofthe
1452	1450		12UniformedandOverseasCitizensAbsenteeVotingAct,42U.S.C.Section1973ff-2;
1453	1451		13 (5)"Military-overseasballot":
1454	1452		14 (a)Afederalwrite-inabsenteeballot;
1455	1453		HCSHB2140 40 15 (b)Aballotspecificallypreparedordistributedforusebyacoveredvoterin
1456	1454		16accordancewithsections115.900to115.936;and
1457	1455		17 (c)Aballotcastbyacoveredvoterinaccordancewithsections115.900to115.936;
1458	1456		18 (6)"Overseasvoter":
1459	1457		19 (a)ApersonwhoresidesoutsidetheUnitedStatesandisqualifiedtovoteinthelast
1460	1458		20placeinwhichthepersonwasdomiciledbeforeleavingtheUnitedStates;or
1461	1459		21 (b)ApersonwhoresidesoutsidetheUnitedStatesand,butforsuchresidence,would
1462	1460		22bequalifiedtovoteinthelastplaceinwhichthepersonwasdomiciledbeforeleavingthe
1463	1461		23UnitedStates;
1464	1462		24 (7)"State",astateoftheUnitedStates,theDistrictofColumbia,PuertoRico,the
1465	1463		25UnitedStatesVirginIslands,oranyterritoryorinsularpossessionsubjecttothejurisdiction
1466	1464		26oftheUnitedStates;
1467	1465		27 (8)"Uniformedservices":
1468	1466		28 (a)ActiveandreservecomponentsoftheArmy,Navy,AirForce,MarineCorps,
1469	1467		29SpaceForce,orCoastGuardoftheUnitedStates;
1470	1468		30 (b)TheMerchantMarine,thecommissionedcorpsofthePublicHealthService,or
1471	1469		31thecommissionedcorpsoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationofthe
1472	1470		32UnitedStates;or
1473	1471		33 (c)TheMissouriNationalGuard;
1474	1472		34 (9)"Uniformedservicesvoter",anindividualwhoisqualifiedtovoteandis:
1475	1473		35 (a)AmemberoftheactiveorreservecomponentsoftheArmy,Navy,AirForce,
1476	1474		36MarineCorps,SpaceForce,orCoastGuardoftheUnitedStateswhoisonactiveduty;
1477	1475		37 (b)AmemberoftheMerchantMarine,thecommissionedcorpsofthePublicHealth
1478	1476		38Service,orthecommissionedcorpsoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration
1479	1477		39oftheUnitedStates;
1480	1478		40 (c)AmemberonactivatedstatusoftheNationalGuard;or
1481	1479		41 (d)Aspouseordependentofamemberreferredtointhissubdivision;
1482	1480		42 (10)"UnitedStates",usedintheterritorialsense,theseveralstates,theDistrictof
1483	1481		43Columbia,PuertoRico,theUnitedStatesVirginIslands,andanyterritoryorinsular
1484	1482		44possessionsubjecttothejurisdictionoftheUnitedStates.
1485	1483		115.960.1.Anelectionauthorityisauthorizedtoacceptvoterregistration
1486	1484		2applicationswithasignaturesubmittedtotheelectionauthorityundertheprovisionsof
1487	1485		3sections432.200to432.295asprovidedinthissection:
1488	1486		4 (1)Sections432.200to432.295shallonlyapplytotransactionsbetweenpartiesthat
1489	1487		5haveagreedtoconducttransactionsbyelectronicmeans;
1490	1488		6 (2)Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissection,asusedinthissectionand
1491	1489		7sections432.200to432.295,thepartieswhoagreetoconductvoterregistrationtransactions
1492	1490		HCSHB2140 41 8byelectronicmeansshallbethelocalelectionauthoritywhoisrequiredtoacceptorrejecta
1493	1491		9voterregistrationapplicationandtheprospectivevotersubmittingtheapplication;
1494	1492		10 (3)Alocalelectionauthorityisauthorizedtodevelop,maintain,andapprovesystems
1495	1493		11thattransmitvoterregistrationapplicationselectronicallyundersections432.200to432.295;
1496	1494		12 (4)Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissectionandsection115.160, noofficer,
1497	1495		13agency,ororganizationshallcollectorsubmitavoterregistrationapplicationwithan
1498	1496		14electronicsignaturetoanelectionauthoritywithoutfirstobtainingapprovalofthedataand
1499	1497		15signatureformatfromthelocalelectionauthorityandtheapprovalofthevotertocollectand
1500	1498		16storethesignatureanddata;and
1501	1499		17 (5)Localelectionauthoritieswhomaintainavoterregistrationapplicationsystem
1502	1500		18shalldirectvoterregistrationapplicantsfromotherjurisdictionstothesystemusedbythe
1503	1501		19localelectionauthorityforthatjurisdictiontoacceptvoterregistrationapplications
1504	1502		20electronically.
1505	1503		21 2.Asystemmaintainedbythesecretaryofstate'sofficeshallbeusedtoacceptvoter
1506	1504		22registrationapplicationselectronicallysubsequenttoapprovalfromthecommitteeformedas
1507	1505		23setforthinthissubsection:
1508	1506		24 (1)Withinthirtydaysof,butinnoeventpriortoJanuary1,2017,thepresidentofthe
1509	1507		25MissouriAssociationofCountyClerksandElectionAuthoritiesshallappointfourteenofits
1510	1508		26memberstoserveonacommitteetoapproveanddevelopuniformstandards,systems,and
1511	1509		27modificationsthatshallbeusedbythesecretaryofstateinanyelectronicvoterregistration
1512	1510		28applicationsystemofferedbythatoffice.Thecommitteemayalsomakerecommendations
1513	1511		29regardingthepurchase,maintenance,integration,andoperationofelectronicdatabases,
1514	1512		30software,andhardwareusedbylocalelectionauthoritiesandthesecretaryofstate'soffice
1515	1513		31including,butnotlimitedto,systemsusedformilitaryandoverseasvotingandforbuilding
1516	1514		32andconductingelectionoperations.Thecommitteeshallhavefourteenlocalelection
1517	1515		33authorities,includingrepresentativesofeachclassificationofcounties,arepresentativefrom
1518	1516		34anelectionboard,andatleastonememberwhohasexperienceprocessingonlinevoter
1519	1517		35registrationtransactions.Inaddition,onerepresentativeappointedbythesecretaryofstate's
1520	1518		36officeshallserveonthecommittee;
1521	1519		37 (2)Thecommitteeshallimmediatelymeettoapproveelectronicsignatureformats
1522	1520		38andaminimumsetofdatacollectionstandardsforuseinavoterregistrationapplication
1523	1521		39systemmaintainedbythesecretaryofstate;
1524	1522		40 (3)Oncetheformatanddatacollectionstandardsareapprovedbythecommitteeand
1525	1523		41implementedforthesystemmaintainedbythesecretaryofstate,localelectionauthorities
1526	1524		42shallacceptthetransmissionofvoterregistrationapplicationssubmittedtotheapproved
1527	1525		43systemundertheprovisionsofsections432.200to432.295;
1528	1526		HCSHB2140 42 44 (4)Thesecretaryofstate'sofficeshalldirecteligiblevoterstoalocalelection
1529	1527		45authority'ssystemtoacceptvoterregistrationapplicationselectronicallyifthelocalelection
1530	1528		46authorityhasasysteminplaceasofAugust28,2016,orimplementsasystemthatmeetsthe
1531	1529		47samestandardsandformatthathasbeenapprovedbythecommitteeforthesecretaryof
1532	1530		48state'ssystem;
1533	1531		49 (5)ThecommitteeshallmeetnotlessthansemiannuallythroughJune30,2019,to
1534	1532		50recommendandapprovechangesandenhancementsproposedbythesecretaryofstateor
1535	1533		51electionauthoritiestotheelectronicvoterregistrationapplicationsystem.Vacanciesthat
1536	1534		52occuronthecommitteeshallbefilledbythepresidentoftheMissouriAssociationofCounty
1537	1535		53ClerksandElectionAuthoritiesatthetimeofthevacancy;
1538	1536		54 (6)Toimprovetheaccuracyofvoterregistrationapplicationdataandreducecostsfor
1539	1537		55localelectionauthorities,thesystemmaintainedbythesecretaryofstateshall,assoonasis
1540	1538		56practical,provideamethodwherethedataenteredbythevoterregistrationapplicantdoesnot
1541	1539		57havetobere-enteredbytheelectionauthoritytothestatevoterregistrationdatabase.
1542	1540		58 3.Eachapplicantwhoregistersusinganapprovedelectronicvoterregistration
1543	1541		59applicationsystemshallbedeemedtoberegisteredasofthedatethesignedapplicationis
1544	1542		60submittedtothesystem,ifsuchapplicationisacceptedandnotrejectedbytheelection
1545	1543		61authorityandtheverificationnoticerequiredundersection115.155isnotreturnedas
1546	1544		62undeliverablebythepostalservice.
1547	1545		63 4.Thissectionshallnotapplytovoterregistrationandabsenteerecordssubmittedby
1548	1546		64votersauthorizedunderfederallaw,section115.291,orsections115.900to115.936tosubmit
1549	1547		65electronicrecordsandsignatures.
1550	1548		66 5.Highqualitycopies,includingelectroniccopies,ofsignaturesmadeonpaper
1551	1549		67documentsmaybeusedforpetitionsignatureverificationpurposesandretainedasrecords.
1552	1550		68 6.Anysignaturerequiredforpetitionsubmissionunderchapter116shallbe
1553	1551		69handwrittenonapaperdocument.
1554	1552		70 7.[Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection432.230] Exceptasprovidedunder
1555	1553		71sections115.160and432.230, nothinginthissectionshallrequiretheelectionauthorityto
1556	1554		72acceptvoterregistrationrecordsorsignaturescreated,generated,sent,communicated,
1557	1555		73received,stored,orotherwiseprocessed,orusedbyelectronicmeansorinelectronicform
1558	1556		74fromanyofficer,agency,ororganizationnotauthorizedundersubsection2ofthissection
1559	1557		75withoutpriorapprovalfromtheelectionauthority.Electionauthoritiesshallacceptand
1560	1558		76processvoterregistrationrecords,includingelectronicimagesofapplicantsignatures,
1561	1559		77transmittedelectronicallybythedivisionofmotorvehicleanddriverlicensingofthe
1562	1560		78departmentofrevenueundersection115.160.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthis
1563	1561		79sectionandsection115.160, noofficer,agency,ororganizationshallgivethevoterthe
1564	1562		HCSHB2140 43 80opportunitytosubmitavoterregistrationapplicationwithanelectronicsignaturewithoutfirst
1565	1563		81obtainingtheapprovalofthelocalelectionauthority.
1566	1564		82 8.Anelectionauthoritythatagreestoconductatransactionbyelectronicmeansmay
1567	1565		83refusetoconductothertransactionsbyelectronicmeans.
1568	1566		84 9.Noelectionauthorityorthesecretaryofstateshallfurnishtoanymemberofthe
1569	1567		85publicanydatacollectedunderavoterregistrationapplicationsystemexceptasauthorizedin
1570	1568		86subsections1to5ofsection115.157.
1571	1569		87 10.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtorequirethesecretaryofstatetocease
1572	1570		88operatingavoterregistrationapplicationinplaceasoftheeffectivedateofthisact.
1573	1571		115.1200.1.Thissectionshallbeknownasthe"MissouriElectionsSovereignty
1574	1572		2Act".
1575	1573		3 2.ThegeneralassemblyfindsthatregulationsplacedbyCongressonthetimes,
1576	1574		4places,andmannerofholdingelectionsforrepresentativesandthetimesandmannerof
1577	1575		5holdingelectionsforsenatorsarelimitedonlytothoserespectiveofficesanddonot
1578	1576		6extendtostateandlocalelections.
1579	1577		7 3.ThegeneralassemblyofthestateofMissourireservesauthoritytoregulate
1580	1578		8bothvoterqualificationsandthetime,place,andmannerforstateandlocalelectionsto
1581	1579		9themaximumextentauthorizedbytheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.
1582	1580		10 4.ThestateofMissourishallcomplywithandimplementfederallawsgoverning
1583	1581		11thetime,place,andmannerofUnitedStatesrepresentativeelectionsandfederallaws
1584	1582		12governingthetimeandmannerofUnitedStatessenateelectionstotheextentnecessary
1585	1583		13topreservethefederalsystemofgovernmentandcomplywiththeConstitutionofthe
1586	1584		14UnitedStates,butshallreservetherighttoprotect,preserve,anddefendtheintegrityof
1587	1585		15stateandlocalelectionsthroughlawfulregulationofvoterqualificationsforsuchstate
1588	1586		16andlocalelections.
1589	1587		17 5.Anydifferencesintheregulationsfortime,place,andmannerofholding
1590	1588		18electionsforfederalrepresentatives,thetimeandmannerforthesenateelections,and
1591	1589		19stateandlocalelections,shallresultinseparateelectionprocedurestoensurethe
1592	1590		20sovereigntyofthestateofMissouritoconductelectionsinthemannerinwhichthe
1593	1591		21generalassemblyshalldeemnecessary.
1594	1592		115.1500.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"communications"shallmeanany
1595	1593		2federaldirectiveorguidancecommunicatedtothestateofMissourithroughtelephonic
1596	1594		3orelectronicmeans,throughthemail,orthroughin-personcontactpertainingto
1597	1595		4elections,includingthetimes,places,andmannerforcarryingoutelectionsinMissouri,
1598	1596		5receivedonoraftertheeffectivedateofthissection,byanystateagencyorperson,
1599	1597		6group,orentitychargedbythestatetoadministeranyofficialelectionoccurringwithin
1600	1598		7thestate.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,anyguidanceissuedbytheDepartmentof
1601	1599		HCSHB2140 44 8Justiceoranyotherfederalexecutiveagencyrelatedtoneworexistingvotingor
1602	1600		9electionlawsorprocedures.
1603	1601		10 2.Anystateagency,whetherthatagencyisinvolvedinelectionsornot,orany
1604	1602		11person,group,orentitychargedbythestatetoadministeranyofficialelection
1605	1603		12occurringwithinthestate,whoreceivesorsendsacommunicationwiththeDepartment
1606	1604		13ofJusticeoranyotherfederalexecutivebranchagencyrelatedtoneworexistingvoting
1607	1605		14orelectionlaws,shallprovidenoticetothegovernorandgeneralassemblyofthis
1608	1606		15communicationwithinfivebusinessdays.
1609	1607		16 3.Thenoticerequirementinsubsection2ofthissectionshallbepresumedto
1610	1608		17havebeenmetbasedonthepost-markeddateoneachlettersenttothegovernorand
1611	1609		18generalassembly,throughcertifiedmail,outliningthecommunicationtheagency,
1612	1610		19person,group,orentityreceivedfromorsenttotheDepartmentofJusticeoranyother
1613	1611		20federalexecutiveagency.
1614	1612		21 4.ThissectionshallexpireonFebruary1,2025.
1615	1613		115.1505.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"newfederalelectionguidance"
1616	1614		2shallmeananyfederaldirectiveorguidancepertainingtoelectionsincludingthetimes,
1617	1615		3places,andmannerforcarryingoutelectionsinMissourireceivedonorafterthedate
1618	1616		4thissectionissignedintolaw,byaperson,group,orentitychargedbythestateto
1619	1617		5administeranyofficialelectionoccurringwithinMissouri.Thisincludes,butisnot
1620	1618		6limitedto,anyguidanceissuedbytheDepartmentofJusticeoranyotherfederal
1621	1619		7executiveagencyrelatedtoneworexistingvotingorelectionlaws.
1622	1620		8 2.Anyperson,group,orentitychargedbythestateofMissouritoadminister
1623	1621		9anyofficialelectionoccurringwithinthestatewhointendstoimplementanynew
1624	1622		10federalelectionguidancependingapprovalfromthestatelegislatureincompliancewith
1625	1623		11thisstatute,shallprovidenoticetothegeneralassemblyofitsintenttodosoatleast
1626	1624		12thirtydaysbeforeimplementingtheguidance.
1627	1625		13 3.Allnewfederalelectionguidanceshallbeapprovedbythestatelegislature
1628	1626		14beforeitisimplementedbyaperson,group,orentitychargedbythestatetoadminister
1629	1627		15anyofficialelectionoccurringwithinthestate.
1630	1628		16 4.Itshallbepresumedforpurposesofcompliancewiththissectionthatthe
1631	1629		17generalassemblyhasapprovedtheimplementationofthenewfederalelectionguidance
1632	1630		18ifthegeneralassemblyfailstovoteontheissuewithinthirtydaysfromwhennoticeis
1633	1631		19providedtothelegislatureundersubsection2ofthissection.
1634	1632		20 5.Aviolationofthissectionshallresultinafineintheamountoffivethousand
1635	1633		21dollarstobeleviedeverythirtydaysuntiltheimplementedguidanceisformally
1636	1634		22withdrawn.
1637	1635		23 6.ThissectionshallexpireonFebruary1,2025.
1638	1636		HCSHB2140 45 115.1510.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"newfederalelectionfunds"shall
1639	1637		2meananyfederalfundsreceivedonorafterthedatethisactissignedintolaw,bya
1640	1638		3person,group,orentitychargedbythestateofMissouritoadministeranyofficial
1641	1639		4electionoccurringwithinthestate.
1642	1640		5 2.Anyperson,group,orentitychargedbythestatetoadministeranyofficial
1643	1641		6electionoccurringwithinMissouriwhointendstoacceptordispersefederalelection
1644	1642		7fundspendingapprovalfromthestatelegislatureincompliancewiththissection,shall
1645	1643		8providenoticetothegeneralassemblyofitsintenttodosoatleastthirtydaysbefore
1646	1644		9acceptingthefunds.Iffundshavealreadybeenaccepted,thennoticemustbeprovided
1647	1645		10tothegeneralassemblythirtydaysbeforethefundsarebedispersed.
1648	1646		11 3.Allnewfederalelectionfundsshallbeapprovedbythegeneralassembly
1649	1647		12beforetheymaybeacceptedordispersedbyaperson,group,orentitychargedbythe
1650	1648		13statetoadministeranyofficialelectionoccurringwithinthestate.
1651	1649		14 4.Itshallbepresumedforpurposesofcompliancewiththissectionthatthe
1652	1650		15generalassemblyhasapprovedtheacceptanceanddispersalofnewfederalelection
1653	1651		16fundsifthegeneralassemblyfailstovoteontheissuewithinthirtydaysfromwhen
1654	1652		17noticeisprovidedtothegeneralassemblyinaccordancewithsubsection2ofthis
1655	1653		18section.
1656	1654		19 5.Aviolationofthissectionshallresultinafineintheamountofthenewfederal
1657	1655		20electionfundsacceptedordispersedinviolationofthissectionplusanadditionalone
1658	1656		21thousanddollars.
1659	1657		22 6.ThissectionshallexpireonFebruary1,2025.
1660		-	167.177.1.Anyschooldistrictinthestatemayadopttheprovisionsof
1661		-	2subsections2and3ofthissectionifapprovedbyvoteofresidentsoftheschooldistrict.
1662		-	3 2.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
1663		-	4 (1)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011;
1664		-	5 (2)"Sex",anindividual'sbiologicalsexbasedsolelyonanindividual's
1665		-	6reproductivebiologyandgeneticsatbirth.
1666		-	7 3.Nopublicschoolshallknowinglyallowastudentofthemalesexwhois
1667		-	8enrolledinsuchpublicschooltoparticipateonaschool-sponsoredathleticteamthatis
1668		-	9exclusivelyforstudentsofthefemalesex.
1669		-	10 4.BeginningJuly1,2023,thejointcommitteeoneducationshallstudystudent
1670		-	11athleticeventsthatareexclusivelyformalesorexclusivelyforfemalesandtheimpactof
1671		-	12apolicythatprohibitsparticipationinthoseeventsbyindividualswhoareofthe
1672		-	13oppositesex.BeforeJanuary1,2024,thejointcommitteeshallreportitsfindingsand
1673		-	14recommendations,withanylegislationrequiredtoimplementtherecommendations,to
1674		-	15thegeneralassembly.
1675		-	HCSHB2140 46 Section1.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"publicofficial"meansanyelected
	1658	+	Section1.1.Asusedinthissection,theterm"publicofficial"meansanyelected
1676	1659		2orappointedofficer,employee,oragentofthestateoranypoliticalsubdivision,board,
1677	1660		3commission,bureau,orotherpublicbodyestablishedbylaw.
1678	1661		4 2.Inanycivilactioninastateorfederalcourt,nopublicofficial,includingany
1679	1662		5attorneyrepresentingoractingonbehalfofapublicofficial,hasanyauthorityto
1680	1663		6compromiseorsettleanaction,consenttoanycondition,oragreetoanyorderin
1681	1664		7connectiontherewithifthecompromise,settlement,condition,orordernullifies,
1682	1665		8suspends,enjoins,alters,orconflictswithanyprovisionofchapters115to128.
1683	1666		9 3.Anycompromise,settlement,condition,orordertowhichapublicofficial
1684	1667		10agreesthatconflictswithsubsection2ofthissectionisvoidandhasnolegaleffect.
1685	1668		11 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimitorotherwiserestrictany
1686	1669		12powersgrantedbyarticlesIIIorVIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri.
1687	1670		13 5.Whenapartytoanactioninstateorfederalcourtchallengesthe
1688	1671		14constitutionalityofastatutefaciallyorasapplied,challengesastatuteasviolatingor
1689	1672		15preemptedbyfederallaw,orotherwisechallengestheconstructionorvalidityofa
1690		-	16statute,aspartofaclaimoraffirmativedefense,thatpartyshallprovideacopyofthe
	1673	+	HCSHB2140 46 16statute,aspartofaclaimoraffirmativedefense,thatpartyshallprovideacopyofthe
1691	1674		17pleadingtothespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandthepresidentprotemporeof
1692	1675		18thesenatewithinfourteendaysoffilingthepleadingwiththecourt.Thespeakerofthe
1693	1676		19houseofrepresentativesandthepresidentprotemporeofthesenatemayinterveneto
1694	1677		20defendagainsttheactionatanytimeintheactionasamatterofrightbyservingmotion
1695	1678		21uponthepartiesasprovidedbyapplicablerulesofcivilprocedure.
1696	1679		22 6.Thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesmayinterveneatanytimeinan
1697	1680		23actiononbehalfofthehouseofrepresentatives.Thespeakermayobtainlegalcounsel
1698	1681		24otherthanfromtheattorneygeneral,withthecostofrepresentationpaidfromfunds
1699	1682		25appropriatedforthatpurpose,torepresentthehouseofrepresentativesinanyactionin
1700	1683		26whichthespeakerintervenes.
1701	1684		27 7.Thepresidentprotemporeofthesenatemayinterveneatanytimeinan
1702	1685		28actiononbehalfofthesenate.Thepresidentprotemporemayobtainlegalcounselother
1703	1686		29thanfromtheattorneygeneral,withthecostofrepresentationpaidfromfunds
1704	1687		30appropriatedforthatpurpose,torepresentthesenateinanyactioninwhichthe
1705	1688		31presidentprotemporeintervenes.
1706	1689		32 8.Thepresidentprotemporeofthesenateandthespeakerofthehouseof
1707	1690		33representatives,actingjointly,mayinterveneatanytimeinanactiononbehalfofthe
1708	1691		34generalassembly.Thepresidentprotemporeandthespeaker,actingjointly,may
1709	1692		35obtainlegalcounselotherthanfromtheattorneygeneral,withthecostof
1710	1693		36representationpaidfromfundsappropriatedforthatpurpose,torepresentthe
1711		-	~~HCSHB2140 47~~ 37generalassemblyinanyactioninwhichthepresidentprotemporeandspeakerjointly
	1694	+	37generalassemblyinanyactioninwhichthepresidentprotemporeandspeakerjointly
1712	1695		38intervene.
1713	1696		39 9.Noindividualmember,orgroupofmembers,ofthesenateorthehouseof
1714	1697		40representatives,exceptthepresidentprotemporeandthespeakerasprovidedunder
1715	1698		41thissection,shallinterveneinanactiondescribedinthissectionorobtainlegalcounsel
1716	1699		42atpublicexpenseunderthissectioninthemember'sorgroup'scapacityasamemberor
1717	1700		43membersofthesenateorthehouseofrepresentatives.
1718	1701		44 10.Notwithstandinganycontraryprovisionoflaw,theparticipationofthe
1719	1702		45speakerofthehouseofrepresentativesorthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateinany
1720	1703		46stateorfederalaction,asapartyorotherwise,doesnotconstituteawaiverofthe
1721	1704		47legislativeimmunityorlegislativeprivilegeofanymember,officer,orstaffofthe
1722	1705		48generalassembly.
1723		-	Section2.Apersoncommitstheoffenseoftamperingwithanelectionofficialif,
1724		-	2withthepurposetoharass,intimidate,orinfluencesuchofficialintheperformanceof
1725		-	3suchofficial’sofficialduties,suchpersondisseminatesthroughanymeans,includingby
1726		-	4postingontheinternet,theofficial’sfamily’spersonalinformation.Forpurposesofthis
1727		-	5section,“personalinformation”includesahomeaddress,SocialSecuritynumber,
1728		-	6federaltaxidentificationnumber,checkingorsavingsaccountnumbers,maritalstatus,
1729		-	7andidentityofachildundereighteenyearsofage.Forthepurposesofthissection,the
1730		-	8term“electionofficial”includeselectionjudges,challengers,watchers,andother
1731		-	9volunteersoremployeesofanelectionauthority.Theoffenseoftamperingwithan
1732		-	10electionofficialshallbeaclassDfelony.Ifaviolationofthissectionresultsindeathor
1733		-	11bodilyinjurytoanelectionofficialoramemberoftheofficial’sfamily,theoffenseshall
1734		-	12beaclassBfelony.
1735	1706		[115.302.1.Anyregisteredvoterofthisstatemaycastamail-in
1736	1707		2 ballotasprovidedinthissection.Nothinginthissectionshallpreventavoter
1737	1708		3 fromcastinganabsenteeballot,providedsuchpersonhasnotcastaballot
1738	1709		4 pursuanttothissection.Applicationforamail-inballotmaybemadebythe
1739		-	5 applicantinperson,orbyUnitedStatesmail,oronbehalfoftheapplicantby
	1710	+	HCSHB2140 47 5 applicantinperson,orbyUnitedStatesmail,oronbehalfoftheapplicantby
1740	1711		6 hisorherguardianorrelativewithintheseconddegreeofconsanguinityor
1741	1712		7 affinity.
1742	1713		8 2.Eachapplicationforamail-inballotshallbemadetotheelection
1743	1714		9 authorityofthejurisdictioninwhichthepersonisregistered.Eachapplication
1744	1715		10 shallbeinwritingandshallstatetheapplicant'sname,addressatwhichheor
1745	1716		11 sheisregistered,theaddresstowhichtheballotistobemailed.
1746	1717		12 3.Allapplicationsformail-inballotsreceivedpriortothesixth
1747	1718		13 Tuesdaybeforeanelectionshallbestoredattheofficeoftheelectionauthority
1748	1719		14 untilsuchtimeastheapplicationsareprocessedundersection115.281.No
1749	1720		15 applicationforamail-inballotreceivedintheofficeoftheelectionauthority
1750		-	~~HCSHB2140 48~~ 16 after5:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdayimmediatelypriortotheelection
	1721	+	16 after5:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdayimmediatelypriortotheelection
1751	1722		17 shallbeacceptedbyanyelectionauthority.
1752	1723		18 4.Eachapplicationforamail-inballotshallbesignedbytheapplicant
1753	1724		19 or,iftheapplicationismadebyaguardianorrelativeunderthissection,the
1754	1725		20 applicationshallbesignedbytheguardianorrelative,whoshallnoteonthe
1755	1726		21 applicationhisorherrelationshiptotheapplicant.Ifanapplicant,guardian,or
1756	1727		22 relativeisblind,unabletoreadorwritetheEnglishlanguage,orphysically
1757	1728		23 incapableofsigningtheapplication,heorsheshallsignbymarkthatis
1758	1729		24 witnessedbythesignatureofanelectionofficialorpersonofhisorherchoice.
1759	1730		25 Knowinglymaking,delivering,ormailingafraudulentmail-in-ballot
1760	1731		26 applicationisaclassoneelectionoffense.
1761	1732		27 5.NotlaterthanthesixthTuesdaypriortoeachelection,orwithin
1762	1733		28 fourteendaysaftercandidatenamesorquestionsarecertifiedundersection
1763	1734		29 115.125,theelectionauthorityshallcausetohaveprintedandmadeavailable
1764	1735		30 asufficientquantityofballots,ballotenvelopes,andmailingenvelopes.As
1765	1736		31 soonaspossibleafteraproperofficialcallsaspecialstateorcountyelection,
1766	1737		32 theelectionauthorityshallcausetohaveprintedandmadeavailablea
1767	1738		33 sufficientquantityofmail-inballots,ballotenvelopes,andmailingenvelopes.
1768	1739		34 6.Eachballotenvelopeshallbearastatementinsubstantiallythesame
1769	1740		35 formdescribedinsubsection9ofthissection.Inaddition,anyperson
1770	1741		36 providingassistancetothemail-invotershallincludeasignatureonthe
1771	1742		37 envelopeidentifyingthepersonprovidingsuchassistanceunderpenaltiesof
1772	1743		38 perjury.Personsauthorizedtovoteonlyforfederalandstatewideofficesshall
1773	1744		39 alsostatetheirformerMissouriresidence.
1774	1745		40 7.Thestatementforpersonsvotingmail-inballotswhoareregistered
1775	1746		41 votersshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
1776	1747		42 StateofMissouri
1777	1748		43 County(City)of______
1778	1749		44 I,______(printname),aregisteredvoterof______County(Cityof
1779	1750		45 St.Louis,KansasCity),declareunderthepenaltiesofperjurythat:I
1780	1751		46 amqualifiedtovoteatthiselection;Ihavenotvotedandwillnotvote
1781	1752		47 otherthanbythisballotatthiselection.IfurtherstatethatImarkedthe
1782	1753		48 enclosedballotinsecretorthatIamblind,unabletoreadorwrite
1783	1754		49 English,orphysicallyincapableofmarkingtheballot,andtheperson
1784	1755		50 ofmychoosingindicatedbelowmarkedtheballotatmydirection;all
1785		-	51 oftheinformationonthisstatementis,tothebestofmyknowledge
	1756	+	HCSHB2140 48 51 oftheinformationonthisstatementis,tothebestofmyknowledge
1786	1757		52 andbelief,true.
1787	1758		53 _______________ _______________
1788	1759		54 SignatureofVoter SignatureofPerson
1789	1760		55 AssistingVoter
1790	1761		56 (ifapplicable)
1791	1762		57 Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis______dayof______,______.
1792	1763		58 _______________
1793	1764		59 Signatureofnotaryorotherofficerauthorizedtoadministeroaths.
1794		-	~~HCSHB2140 49~~ 60 ______________
	1765	+	60 ______________
1795	1766		61 ______________
1796	1767		62 Mailingaddresses
1797	1768		63 (ifdifferent)
1798	1769		64 8.Uponreceiptofasignedapplicationforamail-inballotandif
1799	1770		65 satisfiedthattheapplicantisentitledtovotebymail-inballot,theelection
1800	1771		66 authorityshall,withinthreeworkingdaysafterreceivingtheapplication,or,if
1801	1772		67 mail-inballotsarenotavailableatthetimetheapplicationisreceived,within
1802	1773		68 fiveworkingdaysaftersuchballotsbecomeavailable,delivertothevotera
1803	1774		69 mail-inballot,ballotenvelopeandsuchinstructionsasarenecessaryforthe
1804	1775		70 applicanttovote.Iftheelectionauthorityisnotsatisfiedthatanyapplicantis
1805	1776		71 entitledtovotebymail-inballot,theauthorityshallnotdeliveramail-inballot
1806	1777		72 totheapplicant.Withinthreeworkingdaysofreceivingsuchanapplication,
1807	1778		73 theelectionauthorityshallnotifytheapplicantandstatethereasonheorsheis
1808	1779		74 notentitledtovotebymail-inballot.Theapplicantmayfileacomplaintwith
1809	1780		75 theelectionsdivisionofthesecretaryofstate'sofficeundersection115.219.
1810	1781		76 9.Onthemailingandballotenvelopesforeachcoveredvoter,the
1811	1782		77 electionauthorityshallstampthewords"ELECTIONBALLOT,STATEOF
1812	1783		78 MISSOURI"and"U.S.PostagePaid,39U.S.C.Section3406".
1813	1784		79 10.Noinformationwhichencouragesavotefororagainstacandidate
1814	1785		80 orissueshallbeprovidedtoanyvoterwithamail-inballot.
1815	1786		81 11.Uponreceivingamail-inballotbymail,thevotershallmarkthe
1816	1787		82 ballotinsecret,placetheballotintheballotenvelope,sealtheenvelopeand
1817	1788		83 filloutthestatementontheballotenvelope.Thestatementrequiredunder
1818	1789		84 subsection7ofthissectionshallbesubscribedandsworntobeforeanotary
1819	1790		85 publicorotherofficerauthorizedbylawtoadministeroaths.Ifthevoteris
1820	1791		86 blind,unabletoreadorwritetheEnglishlanguage,orphysicallyincapableof
1821	1792		87 votingtheballot,thevotermaybeassistedbyapersonofthevoter'sown
1822	1793		88 choosing.Anypersonwhoassistsavoterandinanymannercoercesor
1823	1794		89 initiatesarequestorsuggestionthatthevotervotefororagainst,orrefrain
1824	1795		90 fromvotingon,anyquestionorcandidate,shallbeguiltyofaclassone
1825	1796		91 electionoffense.If,uponcounting,challenge,orelectioncontest,itis
1826	1797		92 ascertainedthatanymail-inballotwasvotedwithunlawfulassistance,the
1827	1798		93 ballotshallberejected.
1828		-	94 12.Eachmail-inballotshallbereturnedtotheelectionauthorityinthe
	1799	+	HCSHB2140 49 94 12.Eachmail-inballotshallbereturnedtotheelectionauthorityinthe
1829	1800		95 ballotenvelopeandshallonlybereturnedbythevoterbyUnitedStatesmail.
1830	1801		96 13.Thesecretaryofstatemayprescribeuniformregulationswith
1831	1802		97 respecttotheprintingofballotenvelopesandmailingenvelopes,whichshall
1832	1803		98 complywithstandardsestablishedbyfederallaworpostalregulations.
1833	1804		99 Mailingenvelopesforuseinreturningballotsshallbeprintedwithbusiness
1834	1805		100 replypermitssothatanyballotreturnedbymaildoesnotrequirepostage.All
1835	1806		101 feesandcostsforestablishingandmaintainingthebusinessreplyandpostage-
1836	1807		102 freemailforallballotscastshallbepaidbythesecretaryofstatethroughstate
1837	1808		103 appropriations.
1838	1809		104 14.Allvotesoneachmail-inballotreceivedbyanelectionauthorityat
1839	1810		105 orbeforethetimefixedbylawfortheclosingofthepollsonelectiondayshall
1840		-	~~HCSHB2140 50~~ 106 becounted.Novotesonanymail-inballotreceivedbyanelectionauthority
	1811	+	106 becounted.Novotesonanymail-inballotreceivedbyanelectionauthority
1841	1812		107 afterthetimefixedbylawfortheclosingofthepollsonelectiondayshallbe
1842	1813		108 counted.
1843	1814		109 15.Ifsufficientevidenceisshowntoanelectionauthoritythatany
1844	1815		110 mail-invoterhasdiedpriortotheopeningofthepollsonelectionday,the
1845	1816		111 ballotofthedeceasedvotershallberejectedifitisstillsealedintheballot
1846	1817		112 envelope.Anysuchrejectedballot,stillsealedinitsballotenvelope,shallbe
1847	1818		113 sealedwiththeapplicationandanyotherpapersconnectedtherewithinan
1848	1819		114 envelopemarked"Rejectedballotof______,amail-invoterof______voting
1849	1820		115 district".Thereasonforrejectionshallbenotedontheenvelope,whichshall
1850	1821		116 bekeptbytheelectionauthoritywiththeotherballotsfromtheelectionuntil
1851	1822		117 theballotsaredestroyedaccordingtolaw.
1852	1823		118 16.Aseachmail-inballotisreceivedbytheelectionauthority,the
1853	1824		119 electionauthorityshallindicateitsreceiptonthelist.
1854	1825		120 17.Allmail-inballotenvelopesreceivedbytheelectionauthority
1855	1826		121 shallbekepttogetherinasafeplaceandshallnotbeopenedexceptas
1856	1827		122 providedunderthischapter.
1857	1828		123 18.Mail-inballotsshallbecountedusingtheproceduressetoutin
1858	1829		124 sections115.297,115.299,115.300,and115.303.
1859	1830		125 19.Thefalseexecutionofamail-inballotisaclassoneelection
1860	1831		126 offense.Theattorneygeneraloranyprosecutingorcircuitattorneyshallhave
1861	1832		127 theauthoritytoprosecutesuchoffenseeitherinthecountyofresidenceofthe
1862	1833		128 personorinthecircuitcourtofColeCounty.
1863	1834		129 20.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallapplyonlytoanelectionthat
1864	1835		130 occursduringtheyear2020,toavoidtheriskofcontractingortransmitting
1865	1836		131 severeacuterespiratorysyndromecoronavirus2.
1866	1837		132 21.Theprovisionsofthissectionterminateandshallberepealedon
1867	1838		133 December31,2020,andshallnotapplytoanyelectionconductedafterthat
1868	1839		134 date.]
1869	1840		✔
1870		-	HCSHB2140 51
	1841	+	HCSHB2140 50