COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:2704S.01I Bill No.:SB 707 Subject:Elections Type:Original Date:April 14, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal requires candidates for representative in the United States
House of Representatives to be a resident of the district they wish to
represent.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $0$0$0
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 2704S.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☐ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☐ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Local Government(Unknown)$0$0 L.R. No. 2704S.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of the Secretary of State (SOS) assume many bills considered by the
General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and
regulations to implement the act. The SOS is provided with core funding to handle a certain
amount of normal activity resulting from each year’s legislative session. The fiscal impact for
this fiscal note to the SOS for Administrative Rules is less than $5,000. The SOS recognizes that
this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet
these costs. However, the SOS also recognizes that many such bills may be passed by the
General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what the
office can sustain with the core budget. Therefore, the SOS reserves the right to request funding
for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a
review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.
Oversight assumes the SOS could absorb the costs of printing and distributing regulations
related to this proposal. If multiple bills pass which require the printing and distribution of
regulations at substantial costs, the SOS could require additional resources.
Officials from the Attorney General’s Office, Department of CorrectionsMissouri Highway
Patrol, Office of the State Public DefenderMissouri House of Representatives, Joint
Committee on Administrative Rules, Missouri Senate, and Missouri Office of Prosecution
Services
Oversight notes that the above mentioned agencies have stated the proposal would not have a
direct fiscal impact on their organization. Oversight does not have any information to the
contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero impact on the fiscal note for these agencies.
Officials from the Jackson County Board of Elections state ballot programming has limitations
for characters in a candidate race or questions.
The requirement of 128.370.11 (1), (2), (3) and (4) would exceed the characters allowed in a
ballot layout and therefore they know of no ballot programming software that would
accommodate the requirements of (1), (2), (3) and (4).
(1) "Resident of this district at least one year prior 138 to the election" for candidates who can so
certify; or, 139
(2) "Resident of this district at least three months 140 prior to the election" for candidates who
can so certify; or,
(3) "Not a resident in this district at least three 142 months prior to the election" for candidates
who can so 143 certify; or, 144
(4) "Unable to determine residency in district prior 145 to this election". L.R. No. 2704S.01I
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Oversight notes that there could be a potential cost to local election authorities as stated above
by the Jackson County Board of Elections if the current ballot programming software is not
sufficient enough to meet the requirements of this proposal. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a
one-time unknown cost to local election authorities in FY2024.
Officials from the Platte County Board of Elections and St. Louis County Board of Elections
both assume the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organizations.
Oversight only reflects the responses received from state agencies and political subdivisions;
however, Office of the State Courts Administrator, local election authorities and county clerks
were requested to respond to this proposed legislation but did not. A listing of political
subdivisions included in the Missouri Legislative Information System (MOLIS) database is
available upon request.
FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026$0$0$0FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026LOCAL ELECTION
AUTHORITIES
Cost – ballot programming software(Unknown)$0$0NET EFFECT ON LOCAL
ELECTION AUTHORITIES(Unknown)$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
This act creates residency requirements for candidates for the office of representative in the
United States House of Representatives. Specifically, only a resident of a congressional district is
permitted to be:
· Elected to serve as the representative of such congressional district; L.R. No. 2704S.01I
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· Eligible to appear upon a primary election ballot as a printed candidate to secure a party's
nomination to be elected to represent such congressional district; and
· Eligible to appear upon the ballot as a printed candidate in an election to represent such district.
In order to be eligible to appear on the ballot in a primary election, be eligible to appear on the
general election ballot, or be declared the winner of an election to serve as the representative of a
congressional district, a person shall certify his or her status as a resident of the congressional
district to the Secretary of State within the time period prescribed by the act.
Any false sworn statement made under this act is considered a false swearing punishable as a
class one election offense.
Provisions are included allowing for early filing for the 2024 election cycle as well as expedited
legal proceedings in the event of challenging a person's residency within a congressional district.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of the Secretary of State
Attorney General’s Office
Department of Corrections
Office of the State Public Defender
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Missouri Senate
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri Office of Prosecution Services
Jackson County Board of Elections
St. Louis County Board of Elections
Platte County Board of Elections
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorApril 14, 2023April 14, 2023