| 8 | 7 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 9 | 8 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections2and3of |
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| 10 | 9 | | ArticleVIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingfournewsectionsinlieu |
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| 11 | 10 | | thereofrelatingtoelections. |
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| 12 | 11 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 13 | 12 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 14 | 13 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2022,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 15 | 14 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 16 | 15 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleVIIIoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 17 | 16 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 18 | 17 | | SectionA.Sections2and3,ArticleVIII,ConstitutionofMissouri,arerepealedand |
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| 19 | 18 | | 2fournewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections2,3,24,and25,toreadas |
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| 20 | 19 | | 3follows: |
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| 21 | 20 | | Section2.[All]OnlycitizensoftheUnitedStates,includingoccupantsofsoldiers' |
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| 22 | 21 | | 2andsailors'homes,overtheageofeighteenwhoareresidentsofthisstateandofthepolitical |
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| 23 | 22 | | 3subdivisioninwhichtheyoffertovoteareentitledtovoteatallelectionsbythepeople,ifthe |
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| 24 | 23 | | 4electionisoneforwhichregistrationisrequirediftheyareregisteredwithinthetime |
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| 25 | 24 | | 5prescribedbylaw,oriftheelectionisoneforwhichregistrationisnotrequired,iftheyhave |
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| 26 | 25 | | 6beenresidentsofthepoliticalsubdivisioninwhichtheyoffertovoteforthirtydaysnext |
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| 27 | 26 | | 7precedingtheelectionforwhichtheyoffertovote:Providedhowever,nopersonwhohasa |
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| 28 | 27 | | 8guardianofhisorherestateorpersonbyreasonofmentalincapacity,appointedbyacourtof |
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| 29 | 28 | | 9competentjurisdictionandnopersonwhoisinvoluntarilyconfinedinamentalinstitution |
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| 33 | 32 | | 12beexcludedbylawfromvoting. |
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| 34 | 33 | | Section3.Allelectionsbythepeopleshallbebypaperballotorbyanymechanical |
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| 35 | 34 | | 2methodprescribedbylaw.Votersshallhaveonlyasinglevoteforeachofficeorissueon |
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| 36 | 35 | | 3whichsuchvoteriseligibletovote.Allelectionofficersshallbeswornoraffirmednotto |
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| 37 | 36 | | 4disclosehowanyvotervoted;provided,thatincasesofcontestedelections,grandjury |
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| 38 | 37 | | 5investigationsandinthetrialofallcivilorcriminalcasesinwhichtheviolationofanylaw |
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| 39 | 38 | | 6relatingtoelections,includingnominatingelections,isunderinvestigationoratissue,such |
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| 40 | 39 | | 7officersmayberequiredtotestifyandtheballotscastmaybeopened,examined,counted, |
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| 41 | 40 | | 8andreceivedasevidence. |
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| 42 | 41 | | Section24.Thepersonreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesataprimary |
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| 43 | 42 | | 2electionasapartycandidateforanofficeshallbetheonlycandidateforthatpartyfor |
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| 44 | 43 | | 3theofficeatthegeneralelection. |
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| 45 | 44 | | Section25.1.Everyvotingmachineusedtoconductanelectioninthestateof |
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| 46 | 45 | | 2Missourishallbetestedandcertifiedassecurepriortoeachelectioninwhichthe |
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| 47 | 46 | | 3machinewillbeused.Suchtestingandcertificationshallmeetallfederalstandards. |
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| 48 | 47 | | 4 2.EveryvotingmachineusedtoconductanelectioninthestateofMissourishall |
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| 49 | 48 | | 5produceanindividual,permanentpaperrecordforeachvotecast,whichshallbemade |
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| 50 | 49 | | 6availableforinspectionandverificationbythevoteratthetimethevoteiscast.Such |
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| 51 | 50 | | 7individual,permanentpaperrecordshallbepreservedforuseinanyelectionaudit. |
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| 52 | 51 | | SectionB.Pursuanttochapter116,andotherapplicableconstitutionalprovisionsand |
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| 53 | 52 | | 2lawsofthisstateallowingthegeneralassemblytoadoptballotlanguageforthesubmissionof |
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| 54 | 53 | | 3thisjointresolutiontothevotersofthisstate,theofficialsummarystatementofthis |
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| 55 | 54 | | 4resolutionshallbeasfollows: |
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| 56 | 55 | | 5 |
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| 57 | 56 | | 6"ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedto: |
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| 58 | 57 | | 7 •AllowonlycitizensoftheUnitedStatestovote; |
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| 59 | 58 | | 8 •Allowvoterstohaveasinglevoteperofficeorissue; |
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