HCSHJR131--ELECTIONS
SPONSOR: Shaul
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElectionsandElectedOfficialsbyavoteof8to4.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstitutefor
HJR131.
Uponvoterapproval,thisproposedConstitutional amendment
clarifiesthatonlycitizensoftheUnitedStatesareeligibleto
vote.Theresolutionrequiresthatvoterscastasinglevotefor
eachofficeorissue.Additionally,itrequiresthattheplurality
winnerofanypoliticalpartyprimaryelectionbetheonly
candidateforthatpoliticalpartyontheballotattheGeneral
Election.
Theresolutionalsorequirestheuseofpaperballotsandvoting
recordswhicharepreservedforuseinanyelectionaudit.Voting
machineswillbetestedandcertifiedassecureunderfederal
standardspriortoeachelection.
TheresolutionhasballotlanguagesubmittedbytheGeneral
AssemblyunderChapter116,RSMo.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythattheresolutionclarifiesthatonly
UnitedStatescitizensmayvoteinMissourielectionsandalso
enactsthecurrentpracticethatrequiresasinglevoteforeach
candidateorissueandapluralityvotewinnerruleforpolitical
partyprimaryelections. Aninstantrunoffsystemwould
drasticallychangetheelectionsysteminMissouri.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Shaul;TraceyCarlton;
ByronKeelin,FreedomPrincipleSTL;KathyForck;LynneRodgers;
MaryEllenHoffman;PaulaJuelich;RobertPatriciaRains;Terence
Conway;ArnieC.AcDienoff;ScottR.Clark,andtheMissouri
SecretaryofState.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillprovidedwrittentestimony.
TestifyingagainstthebillwereCherylHibbeler;DawnBanks;Denis
EdwardRigdon;DeniseLieberman,MissouriVoterProtection
Coalition;DonCrozier;MissouriAFL-CIO;MindySueMcIntosh; DorothyL.McClendon;DorothyL.McClendon,BlackWomenVoters'
Legacy;GeorgeLenard;MarlaJMarantz;andMelissaVatterott,
MissouriCoalitionfortheEnvironment.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsayitgivesvotersan
alternativetotheinstantrunoffsystemwhichcouldappearonthe
ballotthisyear.
TestifyingonthebillwasRonCalzone.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.