FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.102
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBARINGER.
0105H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection115.306,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
qualificationsofcandidatesforpublicoffice.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section115.306,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection115.306,toreadasfollows:
115.306.1.Nopersonshallqualifyasacandidateforelectivepublicofficeinthe
2stateofMissouriwhohasbeenfoundguiltyoforpledguiltytoafelonyunderthefederal
3lawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaortoafelonyunderthelawsofthisstateoranoffense
4committedinanotherstatethatwouldbeconsideredafelonyinthisstate.
5 2.(1)Anypersonwhofilesasacandidateforelectiontoapublicofficeshallbe
6disqualifiedfromparticipationintheelectionforwhichthecandidatehasfiledifsuchperson
7isdelinquentinthepaymentofanystateincometaxes,personalpropertytaxes,municipal
8taxes,realpropertytaxesontheplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy,
9orifthepersonisapastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesanytaxesto
10thestate.
11 (2)Eachpotentialcandidateforelectiontoapublicoffice,exceptcandidatesfora
12countyorcitycommitteeofapoliticalparty,shallfileanaffidavitwiththedepartmentof
13revenueandincludeacopyoftheaffidavitwiththedeclarationofcandidacyrequiredunder
14section115.349.Suchaffidavitshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
15 AFFIRMATIONOFTAXPAYMENTSANDBONDING
16 REQUIREMENTS:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 IherebydeclareunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIamnotcurrently
18 awareofanydelinquencyinthefilingorpaymentofanystateincome
19 taxes,personalpropertytaxes,municipaltaxes,realpropertytaxeson
20 theplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy,orthat
21 Iamapastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesany
22 taxestothestate,otherthanthosetaxeswhichmaybeindispute.I
23 declareunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIamnotawareofany
24 informationthatwouldprohibitmefromfulfillinganybonding
25 requirementsfortheofficeforwhichIamfiling.
26 _______________ Candidate'sSignature
27 _______________ PrintedNameofCandidate
28 (3)Uponreceiptofacomplaintallegingadelinquencyofthecandidateinthefiling
29orpaymentofanystateincometaxes,personalpropertytaxes,municipaltaxes,realproperty
30taxesontheplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy,orifthepersonisa
31pastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesanytaxestothestate,the
32departmentofrevenueshallinvestigatesuchpotentialcandidatetoverifytheclaimcontained
33inthecomplaint.Ifthedepartmentofrevenuefindsapositiveaffirmationtobefalse,the
34departmentshallcontactthesecretaryofstate,ortheelectionofficialwhoacceptedsuch
35candidate'sdeclarationofcandidacy,andthepotentialcandidate.Thedepartmentshallnotify
36thecandidateoftheoutstandingtaxowedandgivethecandidatethirtydaystoremitanysuch
37outstandingtaxesowedwhicharenotthesubjectofdisputebetweenthedepartmentandthe
38candidate.Ifthecandidatefailstoremitsuchamountsinfullwithinthirtydays,thecandidate
39shallbedisqualifiedfromparticipatinginthecurrentelectionandbarredfromrefilingforan
40entireelectioncycleeveniftheindividualpaysalloftheoutstandingtaxesthatwerethe
41subjectofthecomplaint.
42 (4)Anypersonwhofilesasacandidateforelectiontoapublicofficethat
43performscountyfunctionsinacitynotwithinacountyshallprovideappropriatecopies
44ofpaidtaxreceiptsorno-tax-duestatementsforeachtaxlistedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
45subsectionthatindicatethepersonhaspaidalltaxesdueandisnotdelinquentinany
46tax.Ifavailable,theelectionauthorityshallutilizeonlinedatabasestoverifythe
47candidate'staxpaymentsinsteadofthepapercopiesprovidedbythecandidate.The
48electionauthorityshallreviewsuchdocumentationandtheaffirmationoftaxpayments
49requiredundersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
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