HJR104--ELECTIONS
SPONSOR: Baker
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
ElectionsandElectedOfficialsbyavoteof9to4.
Uponvoterapproval,thisresolutionspecifiesthatonlycitizens
oftheUnitedStatesshallbeentitledtovoteinpublicelections.
Theresolutionspecifiesthatallelectionsbebypaperballot,as
wellasanymechanicalmethodprescribedbylaw.
Thisresolutionmandatesthatvotershaveonlyasinglevotefor
eachissueornumberofopenseatstobevotedonatanelection.
Theresolutionprovidesthatthepersonreceivingthegreatest
numberofvotesataprimaryelectionasapartycandidateforan
officebetheonlycandidateforthatpartyatthegeneral
election,unlessremovedorreplacedasprovidedbylaw.The
personreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesatthegeneral
electionbedeclaredthewinner.
Theresolutionspecifiesthatvotingmachinesbetestedand
certifiedassecureinaccordancewithFederalstandardspriorto
eachelectioninwhichtheywillbeused.
ThisbillisthesameasHJR66(2023).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythattheprovisionsofthisresolution
arecurrentlaw.Thiswouldsimplyallowvotersthechoiceto
protectthecurrentvotingprocessbyaddingittothe
Constitution. Thepurposeofthiswouldbetopreventanyfuture
attempttoimplementrankedchoicevoting.Addingthistothe
Constitutionwouldimprovepublictrustinelections.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Baker;
HeritageActionforAmerica;OpportunitySolutionsProject;Jen
Houcek;andLibertyLinkMissouri.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthisresolutionis
completelyunnecessarybecauseeveryprovisionofitiscurrent
law.Puttingtheseissuesontheballotcommunicatestothe
electoratetheideathatthisisn'tthecurrentprocess,which
underminespublicconfidenceinelections. Itbothfeedsinto
election-relatedconspiracytheoriesandsimultaneously takes
optionsawayfromlocalcommunitiesfordetermininghowtorun
theirelections. TestifyinginpersonagainstthebillwereMissouriVoter
ProtectionCoalition;andArnieC.Dienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.