| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | [PERFECTED] |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSEJOINT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION NO.66 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 6 | 6 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBAKER. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2757H.01P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 8 | 8 | | JOINTRESOLUTION |
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| 9 | 9 | | SubmittingtothequalifiedvotersofMissourianamendmentrepealingSections2and3of |
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| 10 | 10 | | ArticleVIIIoftheConstitutionofMissouri,andadoptingthreenewsectionsinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | thereofrelatingtoelections. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BeitresolvedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,theSenateconcurringtherein: |
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| 13 | 13 | | ThatatthenextgeneralelectiontobeheldinthestateofMissouri,onTuesdaynext |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2followingthefirstMondayinNovember,2024,orataspecialelectiontobecalledbythe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3governorforthatpurpose,thereisherebysubmittedtothequalifiedvotersofthisstate,for |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4adoptionorrejection,thefollowingamendmenttoArticleVIIIoftheConstitutionofthestate |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5ofMissouri: |
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| 18 | 18 | | SectionA.Sections2and3,ArticleVIII,ConstitutionofMissouri,arerepealedand |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2threenewsectionsadoptedinlieuthereof,tobeknownasSections2,3,and24,toreadas |
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| 20 | 20 | | 3follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | Section2.[All]OnlycitizensoftheUnitedStates,includingoccupantsofsoldiers' |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2andsailors'homes,overtheageofeighteenwhoareresidentsofthisstateandofthepolitical |
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| 23 | 23 | | 3subdivisioninwhichtheyoffertovoteareentitledtovoteatallelectionsbythepeople,ifthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 4electionisoneforwhichregistrationisrequirediftheyareregisteredwithinthetime |
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| 25 | 25 | | 5prescribedbylaw,oriftheelectionisoneforwhichregistrationisnotrequired,iftheyhave |
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| 26 | 26 | | 6beenresidentsofthepoliticalsubdivisioninwhichtheyoffertovoteforthirtydaysnext |
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| 27 | 27 | | 7precedingtheelectionforwhichtheyoffertovote:Providedhowever,nopersonwhohasa |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8guardianofhisorherestateorpersonbyreasonofmentalincapacity,appointedbyacourtof |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9competentjurisdictionandnopersonwhoisinvoluntarilyconfinedinamentalinstitution |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10pursuanttoanadjudicationofacourtofcompetentjurisdictionshallbeentitledtovote,and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11personsconvictedoffelony,orcrimeconnectedwiththeexerciseoftherightofsuffragemay |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12beexcludedbylawfromvoting. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Section3.Allelectionsbythepeopleshallbebypaperballotorbyanymechanical |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2methodprescribedbylaw.Votersshallhaveonlyasinglevoteforeachissueonwhich |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3suchvoteriseligibletovote.Votersshallhavethesamenumberofvotesforanofficeas |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4thenumberofopenseatstobeelectedtosuchofficeatthatelection.Underno |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5circumstanceshallavoterbepermittedtocastaballotinamannerthatresultsinthe |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6rankingofcandidatesforaparticularoffice.Allelectionofficersshallbeswornor |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7affirmednottodisclosehowanyvotervoted;provided,thatincasesofcontestedelections, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8grandjuryinvestigationsandinthetrialofallcivilorcriminalcasesinwhichtheviolationof |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9anylawrelatingtoelections,includingnominatingelections,isunderinvestigationorat |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10issue,suchofficersmayberequiredtotestifyandtheballotscastmaybeopened,examined, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11counted,andreceivedasevidence. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Section24.1.Thepersonreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesataprimary |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2electionasapartycandidateforanofficeshallbetheonlycandidateforthatpartyfor |
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| 47 | 47 | | 3theofficeatthegeneralelection.Thenameofsuchcandidateshallbeplacedonthe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 4officialballotatthegeneralelectionunlessremovedorreplacedasprovidedbylaw. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 5 2.Thepersonreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesatthegeneralelectionshall |
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| 50 | 50 | | 6bedeclaredthewinner. |
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| 51 | 51 | | SectionB.Pursuanttochapter116,andotherapplicableconstitutionalprovisionsand |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2lawsofthisstateallowingthegeneralassemblytoadoptballotlanguageforthesubmissionof |
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| 53 | 53 | | 3thisjointresolutiontothevotersofthisstate,theofficialsummarystatementofthis |
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| 54 | 54 | | 4resolutionshallbeasfollows: |
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| 55 | 55 | | 5 "ShalltheMissouriConstitutionbeamendedto: |
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| 56 | 56 | | 6 •AllowonlycitizensoftheUnitedStatestovote; |
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| 57 | 57 | | 7 •Ensurethatvotersshallhaveonlyonevoteperissueoropenseat; |
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| 58 | 58 | | 8 •Prohibitelectionsthroughtherankingofcandidates;and |
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| 59 | 59 | | 9 •Requirethepluralitywinnerofapoliticalpartyprimarytobethesinglecandidateat |
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| 60 | 60 | | 10ageneralelection?". |
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| 61 | 61 | | ✔ |
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| 62 | 62 | | HJR66 2 |
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