Missouri 2024 2024 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HJR104 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 01/16/2024

                    HJR104--ELECTIONS
SPONSOR: Baker
ThisresolutionspecifiesthatonlycitizensoftheUnitedStates
shallbeentitledtovoteinpublicelections.
Theresolutionspecifiesthatallelectionsshallbebypaper
ballot,aswellasanymechanicalmethodprescribedbylaw.
Thisresolutionmandatesthatvotersshallhaveonlyasinglevote
foreachissueornumberofopenseatstobevotedonatan
election.
Theresolutionprovidesthatthepersonreceivingthegreatest
numberofvotesataprimaryelectionasapartycandidateforan
officeshallbetheonlycandidateforthatpartyatthegeneral
election,unlessremovedorreplacedasprovidedbylaw.The
personreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesatthegeneral
electionshallbedeclaredthewinner.
Theresolutionprovidesthatvotingmachinesshallbetestedand
certifiedassecureinaccordancewithfederalstandardspriorto
eachelectioninwhichtheywillbeused.
Thisproposedconstitutional amendmentwillonlygointoeffectif
adoptedbyavoteofthepeople.
ThisbillisthesameasHJR66(2023).