| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection115.306,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | qualificationsofcandidatesforpublicoffice. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section115.306,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection115.306,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 115.306.1.Nopersonshallqualifyasacandidateforelectivepublicofficeinthe |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2stateofMissouriwhohasbeenfoundguiltyoforpledguiltytoafelonyunderthefederal |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3lawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaortoafelonyunderthelawsofthisstateoranoffense |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4committedinanotherstatethatwouldbeconsideredafelonyinthisstate. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 2.(1)Anypersonwhofilesasacandidateforelectiontoapublicofficeshallbe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6disqualifiedfromparticipationintheelectionforwhichthecandidatehasfiledifsuchperson |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7isdelinquentinthepaymentofanystateincometaxes,personalpropertytaxes,municipal |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8taxes,realpropertytaxesontheplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy, |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9orifthepersonisapastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesanytaxesto |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10thestate. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 (2)Eachpotentialcandidateforelectiontoapublicoffice,exceptcandidatesfora |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12countyorcitycommitteeofapoliticalparty,shallfileanaffidavitwiththedepartmentof |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13revenueandincludeacopyoftheaffidavitwiththedeclarationofcandidacyrequiredunder |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14section115.349.Suchaffidavitshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowingform: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 AFFIRMATIONOFTAXPAYMENTSANDBONDING |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 REQUIREMENTS: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20 theplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy,orthat |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 Iamapastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesany |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22 taxestothestate,otherthanthosetaxeswhichmaybeindispute.I |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 declareunderpenaltiesofperjurythatIamnotawareofany |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 informationthatwouldprohibitmefromfulfillinganybonding |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25 requirementsfortheofficeforwhichIamfiling. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 _______________ Candidate'sSignature |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 _______________ PrintedNameofCandidate |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28 (3)Uponreceiptofacomplaintallegingadelinquencyofthecandidateinthefiling |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29orpaymentofanystateincometaxes,personalpropertytaxes,municipaltaxes,realproperty |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30taxesontheplaceofresidence,asstatedonthedeclarationofcandidacy,orifthepersonisa |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31pastorpresentcorporateofficerofanyfeeofficethatowesanytaxestothestate,the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32departmentofrevenueshallinvestigatesuchpotentialcandidatetoverifytheclaimcontained |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33inthecomplaint.Ifthedepartmentofrevenuefindsapositiveaffirmationtobefalse,the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34departmentshallcontactthesecretaryofstate,ortheelectionofficialwhoacceptedsuch |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35candidate'sdeclarationofcandidacy,andthepotentialcandidate.Thedepartmentshallnotify |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36thecandidateoftheoutstandingtaxowedandgivethecandidatethirtydaystoremitanysuch |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37outstandingtaxesowedwhicharenotthesubjectofdisputebetweenthedepartmentandthe |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38candidate.Ifthecandidatefailstoremitsuchamountsinfullwithinthirtydays,thecandidate |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39shallbedisqualifiedfromparticipatinginthecurrentelectionandbarredfromrefilingforan |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40entireelectioncycleeveniftheindividualpaysalloftheoutstandingtaxesthatwerethe |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41subjectofthecomplaint. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 (4)Anypersonwhofilesasacandidateforelectiontoapublicofficethat |
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| 55 | | - | 43performscountyfunctionsinacitynotwithinacountyshallfileanaffidavitwiththe |
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| 56 | | - | 44electionauthorityandshallattachtheretoofficialcopiesofreceiptsorno-tax-due |
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| 57 | | - | 45statementsreceivedfromthecollectorandofficialstatementsfromthecollectorthat |
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| 58 | | - | 46indicatethepersonhaspaidalltaxesdueandisnotdelinquentinanytax.Theelection |
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| 59 | | - | 47authorityshallreviewsuchdocumentationandtheaffirmationoftaxpayments |
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| 60 | | - | 48requiredundersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection. |
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| 55 | + | 43performscountyfunctionsinacitynotwithinacountyshallprovideappropriatecopies |
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| 56 | + | 44ofpaidtaxreceiptsorno-tax-duestatementsforeachtaxlistedinsubdivision(1)ofthis |
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| 57 | + | 45subsectionthatindicatethepersonhaspaidalltaxesdueandisnotdelinquentinany |
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| 58 | + | 46tax.Ifavailable,theelectionauthorityshallutilizeonlinedatabasestoverifythe |
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| 59 | + | 47candidate'staxpaymentsinsteadofthepapercopiesprovidedbythecandidate.The |
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| 60 | + | 48electionauthorityshallreviewsuchdocumentationandtheaffirmationoftaxpayments |
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| 61 | + | 49requiredundersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection. |
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