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2+EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
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4+SECOND REGULAR SESSION
55 SENATE BILL NO. 1120
6+102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7+INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CARTER.
8+3362S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
69 AN ACT
7-To repeal sections 115.105, 115.123, 115.351,
8-115.776, and 115.904, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
9-thereof thirteen new sections relating to the
10-presidential preference primary election, with an
11-effective date.
10+To repeal sections 115.105, 115.123, 115.351, 115.776, and 115.904, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
11+thereof thirteen new sections relating to the presidential preference primary election,
12+with an effective date.
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1314 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14- Section A. Sections 115.105, 115.123, 115.351, 115.776,
15-and 115.904, RSMo, are repealed and thirteen new sections
16-enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.105,
17-115.123, 115.351, 115.755, 115.758, 115.761, 115.765, 115.767,
18-115.770, 115.773, 115.776, 115.785, and 115.904, to read as
19-follows:
20- 115.105. 1. The chair of the county committee of each
21-political party named on the ballot shall have the right to
22-designate a challenger for each polling place, who may be
23-present until all ballots are cast on the day of election,
24-and a challenger for each location at which absentee ballots
25-are counted, who may be present while the ballots are being
26-prepared for counting and counted. No later than four
27-business days before the election, t he chair of each county
28-committee of each political party named on the ballot shall
29-provide signed official designation forms with the names of
30-the designated challengers and substitutes to the local
31-election authority for confirmation of eligibility t o serve
32-as a challenger. The local election authority, after
33-verifying the eligibility of each designated and substitute
34-challenger, shall sign off on the official designation
35-forms, unless the challenger is found not to have the
36-qualifications estab lished by subsection 4 of this section.
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38-If the election authority determines that a challenger does
39-not meet the qualifications of subsection 4 of this section,
40-the designating party chair may designate a replacement
41-challenger and provide the local e lection authority with the
42-name of the replacement challenger before 5:00 p.m. of the
43-Monday preceding the election. The designating chair may
44-substitute challengers at his or her discretion during such
45-hours.
46- 2. Challenges may only be made when the challenger
47-believes the election laws of this state have been or will
48-be violated, and each challenger shall report any such
49-belief to the election judges, or to the election authority
50-if not satisfied with the decision of the election judges.
51- 3. Prior to the close of the polls, challengers may
52-list and give out the names of those who have voted. The
53-listing and giving out of names of those who have voted by a
54-challenger shall not be considered giving information
55-tending to show the stat e of the count.
56- 4. In a presidential primary election, challengers may
57-collect information about the party ballot selected by the
58-voter and may disclose party affiliation information after
59-the polls close.
60- 5. All persons selected as challeng ers shall have the
61-same qualifications required by section 115.085 for election
62-judges, except that such challenger shall be a registered
63-voter in the jurisdiction of the election authority for
64-which the challenger is designated as a challenger.
65- [5.] 6. Any challenge by a challenger to a voter's
66-identification for validity shall be made only to the
67-election judges or other election authority. If the poll
68-challenger is not satisfied with the decision of the
69-election judges, then he or she may report his or her belief
70-that the election laws of this state have been or will be
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72-violated to the election authority as allowed under this
73-section.
74- 115.123. 1. All public elections shall be held on
75-Tuesday. Except as provided in sub section 2 of this
76-section, and section 247.180, all public elections shall be
77-held on the general election day, the primary election day,
78-the general municipal election day, the first Tuesday after
79-the first Monday in November, or on another day expres sly
80-provided by city or county charter, and in nonprimary years
81-on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August. Bond
82-elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first
83-Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on
84-the ballot for such election.
85- 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of
86-this section to the contrary, an election for a presidential
87-primary held under sections 115.755 to 115.785 shall be held
88-on the first Tuesday in March of each presidential election
89-year.
90- 3. The following elections shall be exempt from the
91-provisions of subsection 1 of this section:
92- (1) Bond elections necessitated by fire, vandalism or
93-natural disaster;
94- (2) Elections for which ownership of real property is
95-required by law for voting;
96- (3) Special elections to fill vacancies and to decide
97-tie votes or election contests; and
98- (4) Tax elections necessitated by a financial hardship
99-due to a five percent or greater decline in per -pupil state
100-revenue to a school district from the previous year.
101- [3.] 4. Nothing in this section prohibits a charter
102-city or county from having its primary election in March if
103-the charter provided for a March primary before August 28,
104-1999.
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106- [4.] 5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit
107-elections held pursuant to section 65.600, but no other
108-issues shall be on the March ballot except pursuant to this
109-chapter.
110- 115.351. No person who files as a party candidate for
111-nomination or election t o an office shall, without
112-withdrawing, file as another party's candidate or an
113-independent candidate for nomination or election to the
114-office for the same term. No person who files as an
115-independent candidate for election to an office shall,
116-without withdrawing, file as a party candidate for
117-nomination or election to the office for the same term. No
118-person shall file for one office and, without withdrawing,
119-file for another office to be filled at the same election.
120-A person who files a request to be included on the
121-presidential primary ballot is not prohibited by this
122-section from filing or appearing on any ballot as a party
123-candidate for nomination to another office. Receipt by the
124-secretary of state of proper certification of nomination
125-pursuant to subsection 1 of section 115.399 constitutes
126-withdrawal by operation of law pursuant to subsection 1 of
127-section 115.359 of any presidential or vice presidential
128-nominee from any other office for which such nominee is a
129-candidate at the same election. Any person violating any
130-provision of this section shall be disqualified from running
131-for nomination or election to any office at the primary and
132-general election next succeeding the violation.
133- 115.755. A statewide presidential preference primary
134-shall be held on the first Tuesday in March of each
135-presidential election year.
136- 115.758. On or before the tenth Tuesday prior to the
137-date of the presidential preference primary, the secretary
138-of state shall announ ce the official list of presidential
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140-candidates for each established political party as provided
141-in section 115.761.
142- 115.761. 1. The official list of presidential
143-candidates for each established political party shall
144-include the names of all constitutionally qualified
145-candidates for whom, on or after 8:00 a.m. on the fifteenth
146-Tuesday prior to the presidential primary, and on or before
147-5:00 p.m., on the eleventh Tuesday prior to the presidential
148-primary, a written request to be inc luded on the
149-presidential primary ballot is filed with the secretary of
150-state along with:
151- (1) Receipt of payment to the state committee of the
152-established political party on whose ballot the candidate
153-wishes to appear of a filing fee of fifty tho usand dollars,
154-provided that such filing fee shall be increased or
155-decreased by the secretary of state on or before the first
156-Tuesday prior to the presidential preference primary by a
157-percentage amount equal to the percentage increase or
158-decrease in the cost of living as of the preceding December
159-over the level as of December of the immediately preceding
160-presidential election year of the Consumer Price Index for
161-Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W) or successor
162-index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor or its
163-successor agency, with the amount of the fee increase or
164-decrease rounded to the nearest dollar. Any filing fee
165-increase or decrease shall be announced on the official
166-website of the secretary of state and published in the
167-Missouri register; or
168- (2) A written statement, sworn to before an officer
169-authorized by law to administer oaths, that the candidate is
170-unable to pay the filing fee and does not have funds in a
171-campaign fund or committee to pay the filing fee and a
172-petition signed by not less than five thousand registered
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174-Missouri voters, as determined by the secretary of state,
175-that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot of the
176-specified established political party for the presidential
177-preference primary. The request to be included on the
178-presidential primary ballot shall include each signer's
179-printed name, registered address, and signature and shall be
180-in substantially the following form:
181- 2. The state or national party organization of an
182-established political party that adopts rules imposing
183-signature requirements to be met before a candidate can be
184-listed as an official candidate shall notify the secretary
185-of state by October first of the year preceding the
186-presidential primary.
187- 3. Any candidate or such candidate's authorized
188-representative may have such candidate's name stricken from
189-the presidential primary ballot by filing with the secretary
190-of state on or before 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh Tu esday
191-prior to the presidential primary election a written
192-statement, sworn to before an officer authorized by law to
193-administer oaths, requesting that such candidate's name not
194-be printed on the official primary ballot. Thereafter, the
195-secretary of state shall not include the name of that
196-candidate in the official list announced pursuant to section
197-115.758 or in the certified list of candidates transmitted
198-pursuant to section 115.765.
199- 4. The filing times set out in this section shall only
200-apply to presidential preference primaries, and are in lieu
201-of those established in section 115.349.
15+ Section A. Sections 115.105, 115.123, 115.351, 115.776, 1
16+and 115.904, RSMo, a re repealed and thirteen new sections 2
17+enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 115.105, 3
18+115.123, 115.351, 115.755, 115.758, 115.761, 115.765, 115.767, 4
19+115.770, 115.773, 115.776, 115.785, and 115.904, to read as 5
20+follows:6
21+ 115.105. 1. The chair of the county committee of each 1
22+political party named on the ballot shall have the right to 2
23+designate a challenger for each polling place, who may be 3
24+present until all ballots are cast on the day of election, 4
25+and a challenger for each location at whi ch absentee ballots 5
26+are counted, who may be present while the ballots are being 6
27+prepared for counting and counted. No later than four 7
28+business days before the election, the chair of each county 8
29+committee of each political party named on the ballot sha ll 9
30+provide signed official designation forms with the names of 10
31+the designated challengers and substitutes to the local 11
32+election authority for confirmation of eligibility to serve 12
33+as a challenger. The local election authority, after 13
34+verifying the eligibility of each designated and substitute 14 SB 1120 2
35+challenger, shall sign off on the official designation 15
36+forms, unless the challenger is found not to have the 16
37+qualifications established by subsection 4 of this section. 17
38+If the election authority determines tha t a challenger does 18
39+not meet the qualifications of subsection 4 of this section, 19
40+the designating party chair may designate a replacement 20
41+challenger and provide the local election authority with the 21
42+name of the replacement challenger before 5:00 p.m. of the 22
43+Monday preceding the election. The designating chair may 23
44+substitute challengers at his or her discretion during such 24
45+hours. 25
46+ 2. Challenges may only be made when the challenger 26
47+believes the election laws of this state have been or will 27
48+be violated, and each challenger shall report any such 28
49+belief to the election judges, or to the election authority 29
50+if not satisfied with the decision of the election judges. 30
51+ 3. Prior to the close of the polls, challengers may 31
52+list and give out the name s of those who have voted. The 32
53+listing and giving out of names of those who have voted by a 33
54+challenger shall not be considered giving information 34
55+tending to show the state of the count. 35
56+ 4. In a presidential primary election, challengers may 36
57+collect information about the party ballot selected by the 37
58+voter and may disclose party affiliation information after 38
59+the polls close. 39
60+ 5. All persons selected as challengers shall have the 40
61+same qualifications required by section 115.085 for election 41
62+judges, except that such challenger shall be a registered 42
63+voter in the jurisdiction of the election authority for 43
64+which the challenger is designated as a challenger. 44
65+ [5.] 6. Any challenge by a challenger to a voter's 45
66+identification for validity sh all be made only to the 46 SB 1120 3
67+election judges or other election authority. If the poll 47
68+challenger is not satisfied with the decision of the 48
69+election judges, then he or she may report his or her belief 49
70+that the election laws of this state have been or will b e 50
71+violated to the election authority as allowed under this 51
72+section. 52
73+ 115.123. 1. All public elections shall be held on 1
74+Tuesday. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this 2
75+section, and section 247.180, all public elections shall be 3
76+held on the general election day, the primary election day, 4
77+the general municipal election day, the first Tuesday after 5
78+the first Monday in November, or on another day expressly 6
79+provided by city or county charter, and in nonprimary years 7
80+on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August. Bond 8
81+elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first 9
82+Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on 10
83+the ballot for such election. 11
84+ 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 o f 12
85+this section to the contrary, an election for a presidential 13
86+primary held under sections 115.755 to 115.785 shall be held 14
87+on the first Tuesday in March of each presidential election 15
88+year. 16
89+ 3. The following elections shall be exempt from the 17
90+provisions of subsection 1 of this section: 18
91+ (1) Bond elections necessitated by fire, vandalism or 19
92+natural disaster; 20
93+ (2) Elections for which ownership of real property is 21
94+required by law for voting; 22
95+ (3) Special elections to fill vacancies a nd to decide 23
96+tie votes or election contests; and 24 SB 1120 4
97+ (4) Tax elections necessitated by a financial hardship 25
98+due to a five percent or greater decline in per -pupil state 26
99+revenue to a school district from the previous year. 27
100+ [3.] 4. Nothing in this section prohibits a charter 28
101+city or county from having its primary election in March if 29
102+the charter provided for a March primary before August 28, 30
103+1999. 31
104+ [4.] 5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit 32
105+elections held pursuant to section 65.600, but no other 33
106+issues shall be on the March ballot except pursuant to this 34
107+chapter. 35
108+ 115.351. No person who files as a party candidate for 1
109+nomination or election to an office shall, without 2
110+withdrawing, file as another party's candidate o r an 3
111+independent candidate for nomination or election to the 4
112+office for the same term. No person who files as an 5
113+independent candidate for election to an office shall, 6
114+without withdrawing, file as a party candidate for 7
115+nomination or election to the o ffice for the same term. No 8
116+person shall file for one office and, without withdrawing, 9
117+file for another office to be filled at the same election. 10
118+A person who files a request to be included on the 11
119+presidential primary ballot is not prohibited by this 12
120+section from filing or appearing on any ballot as a party 13
121+candidate for nomination to another office. Receipt by the 14
122+secretary of state of proper certification of nomination 15
123+pursuant to subsection 1 of section 115.399 constitutes 16
124+withdrawal by operation of law pursuant to subsection 1 of 17
125+section 115.359 of any presidential or vice presidential 18
126+nominee from any other office for which such nominee is a 19
127+candidate at the same election. Any person violating any 20
128+provision of this section shall be disq ualified from running 21 SB 1120 5
129+for nomination or election to any office at the primary and 22
130+general election next succeeding the violation. 23
131+ 115.755. A statewide presidential preference primary 1
132+shall be held on the first Tuesday in March of each 2
133+presidential election year. 3
134+ 115.758. On or before the tenth Tuesday prior to the 1
135+date of the presidential preference primary, the secretary 2
136+of state shall announce the official list of presidential 3
137+candidates for each established political party as provided 4
138+in section 115.761. 5
139+ 115.761. 1. The official list of presidential 1
140+candidates for each established political party shall 2
141+include the names of all constitutionally qualified 3
142+candidates for whom, on or afte r 8:00 a.m. on the fifteenth 4
143+Tuesday prior to the presidential primary, and on or before 5
144+5:00 p.m., on the eleventh Tuesday prior to the presidential 6
145+primary, a written request to be included on the 7
146+presidential primary ballot is filed with the secreta ry of 8
147+state along with: 9
148+ (1) Receipt of payment to the state committee of the 10
149+established political party on whose ballot the candidate 11
150+wishes to appear of a filing fee of five thousand dollars; or 12
151+ (2) A written statement, sworn to before an officer 13
152+authorized by law to administer oaths, that the candidate is 14
153+unable to pay the filing fee and does not have funds in a 15
154+campaign fund or committee to pay the filing fee and a 16
155+petition signed by not less than five thousand registered 17
156+Missouri voters, as determined by the secretary of state, 18
157+that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot of the 19
158+specified established political party for the presidential 20
159+preference primary. The request to be included on the 21
160+presidential primary ballot shall include each signer's 22 SB 1120 6
161+printed name, registered address, and signature and shall be 23
162+in substantially the following form: 24
163+ 2. The state or national party organization of an 30
164+established political party that adopts rules imposing 31
165+signature requirements to be met before a candidate can be 32
166+listed as an official candidate shall notify the secretary 33
167+of state by October first of the year preceding the 34
168+presidential primary. 35
169+ 3. Any candidate or such candida te's authorized 36
170+representative may have such candidate's name stricken from 37
171+the presidential primary ballot by filing with the secretary 38
172+of state on or before 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh Tuesday 39
173+prior to the presidential primary election a written 40
174+statement, sworn to before an officer authorized by law to 41
175+administer oaths, requesting that such candidate's name not 42
176+be printed on the official primary ballot. Thereafter, the 43
177+secretary of state shall not include the name of that 44
178+candidate in the officia l list announced pursuant to section 45
179+115.758 or in the certified list of candidates transmitted 46
180+pursuant to section 115.765. 47
181+ 4. The filing times set out in this section shall only 48
182+apply to presidential preference primaries, and are in lieu 49
183+of those established in section 115.349. 50
184+ 115.765. On or before the tenth Tuesday prior to a 1
185+presidential preference primary, the secretary of state 2
186+shall transmit to each election authority a certified list 3
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202192 I (We) the undersigned, do hereby request that the
203193 name of ______ be placed upon the March ____ __,
204194 ______, presidential primary ballot as candidate
205195 for nomination as the nominee for President of the
206196 United States on the ______ party ticket.
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209- 115.765. On or before the tenth Tuesday prior to a
210-presidential preference primary, the secretary of state
211-shall transmit to each electi on authority a certified list
212-containing the names of all candidates whose names shall
213-appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of each
214-party. The names of the candidates shall appear in the
215-order in which their request to be included on t he
216-presidential primary ballot was received in the office of
217-the secretary of state, except that, in the case of
218-candidates who file a request to be included on the
219-presidential primary ballot with the secretary of state
220-prior to 5:00 p.m. on the firs t day for filing, the
221-secretary of state shall determine by random drawing the
222-order in which such candidates' names shall appear on the
223-ballot. The drawing shall be conducted so that each
224-candidate, or candidate's representative, may draw a number
225-at random at the time of filing. The secretary of state
226-shall record the number drawn with the candidate's request
227-to be included on the presidential primary ballot. The
228-names of candidates filing on the first day for filing on
229-each party ballot shall be listed in ascending order of the
230-numbers so drawn.
231- 115.767. Each election authority shall cause the name
232-of candidates certified by the secretary of state to appear
233-on the presidential preference primary ballot of each party,
234-followed by a listing for an uncommitted vote.
235- 115.770. The conduct of the presidential preference
236-primary election and the count and canvass of the votes cast
237-therein shall conform as nearly as is practicable to that
238-prescribed for the cond uct of the primary election for state
239-officers. All primary election laws not inconsistent with
240-the provisions of sections 115.750 to 115.785 shall be
241-applicable to the conduct of this election, and the form of
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243-the ballot insofar as is practicable sha ll be substantially
244-as that prescribed by section 115.395. In a presidential
245-preference primary, each voter shall be entitled to receive
246-the ballot of one and only one established political party,
247-designated by the voter before receiving such voter's
248-ballot. Each voter who participates in a presidential
249-preference primary shall be entitled to vote on all
250-questions and for any candidates submitted by political
251-subdivisions and special districts at the general municipal
252-election. Each voter who does not wish to participate in a
253-presidential preference primary may vote on all questions
254-and for any candidates submitted by a political subdivision
255-or special district.
256- 115.773. After the count and canvass of the votes
257-cast, the secretary of state shall notify the state chair of
258-each of the established political parties for whom a
259-candidate was listed, of the number of votes recorded in
260-that established political party's primary that each
261-candidate and uncommitted listing received .
262- 115.776. The state party organization which is the
263-state organization recognized by the national organization
264-of that established political party shall, after the primary
265-and before the national convention, conduct a series of
266-caucuses culminating in congressional and state conventions
267-[for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the president
268-of the United States ]. Delegates to the national
269-conventions shall be chosen at the congressional district
270-and state conventions pursuan t to rules established by the
271-political parties.
272- 115.785. All costs of a presidential preference
273-primary shall be paid by the state, except that, pursuant to
274-section 115.065, costs shall be shared proportionately by
275-the state and any political subdivisions and special
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277-districts holding an election on the same day as any such
278-primary. For any county with more than five hundred polling
279-places, the state shall assist in assuring adequate poll
280-workers and equipment.
281- 115.904. The voting procedures in sections 115.900 to
282-115.936 shall apply to:
283- (1) A general, special, presidential preference, or
284-primary election for federal office;
285- (2) A general, special, or primary election for
286-statewide or state legislati ve office or state ballot
287-measure; or
288- (3) Any election in which absentee voting is conducted
289-pursuant to sections 115.275 to 115.304.
290- Section B. Section A of this act shall become
291-effective January 1, 2025.
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198+containing the names of all ca ndidates whose names shall 4
199+appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of each 5
200+party. The names of the candidates shall appear in the 6
201+order in which their request to be included on the 7
202+presidential primary ballot was received in the office of 8
203+the secretary of state, except that, in the case of 9
204+candidates who file a request to be included on the 10
205+presidential primary ballot with the secretary of state 11
206+prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first day for filing, the 12
207+secretary of state shall determine by random drawing the 13
208+order in which such candidates' names shall appear on the 14
209+ballot. The drawing shall be conducted so that each 15
210+candidate, or candidate's representative, may draw a number 16
211+at random at the time of filing. The secretary of state 17
212+shall record the number drawn with the candidate's request 18
213+to be included on the presidential primary ballot. The 19
214+names of candidates filing on the first day for filing on 20
215+each party ballot shall be listed in ascending order of the 21
216+numbers so drawn. 22
217+ 115.767. Each election authority shall cause the name 1
218+of candidates certified by the secretary of state to appear 2
219+on the presidential preference primary ballot of each party, 3
220+followed by a listing for an uncommitted vote. 4
221+ 115.770. The conduct of the presidential preference 1
222+primary election and the count and canvass of the votes cast 2
223+therein shall conform as nearly as is practicable to that 3
224+prescribed for the conduct of the primary election for state 4
225+officers. All primary election laws not inconsistent with 5
226+the provisions of sections 115.750 to 115.785 shall be 6
227+applicable to the conduct of this election, and the form of 7
228+the ballot insofar as is practicable shall be substantially 8
229+as that prescribed by section 115.395. In a presidential 9 SB 1120 8
230+preference primary, each voter shall be entitled to receive 10
231+the ballot of one and only one established political party, 11
232+designated by the voter before receiving such voter's 12
233+ballot. Each voter who participates in a presidential 13
234+preference primary shall be entitled to vote on all 14
235+questions and for any candidates submitted by political 15
236+subdivisions and special districts at the general municipal 16
237+election. Each voter who does not wish to participate in a 17
238+presidential preference primary may vote on all questions 18
239+and for any candidates submitted by a political subdivision 19
240+or special district. 20
241+ 115.773. After the count and canvass of the votes 1
242+cast, the secretary of state shall notify the sta te chair of 2
243+each of the established political parties for whom a 3
244+candidate was listed, of the number of votes recorded in 4
245+that established political party's primary that each 5
246+candidate and uncommitted listing received. 6
247+ 115.776. The state party organization which is the 1
248+state organization recognized by the national organization 2
249+of that established political party shall, after the primary 3
250+and before the national convention, conduct a series of 4
251+caucuses culminating in congressional and state conventions 5
252+[for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the president 6
253+of the United States ]. Delegates to the national 7
254+conventions shall be chosen at the congressional district 8
255+and state conventions pursuant to rules established by the 9
256+political parties. 10
257+ 115.785. All costs of a presidential preference 1
258+primary shall be paid by the state, except that, pursuant to 2
259+section 115.065, costs shall be shared proportionately by 3
260+the state and any political subdivisions and spe cial 4
261+districts holding an election on the same day as any such 5 SB 1120 9
262+primary. For any county with more than five hundred polling 6
263+places, the state shall assist in assuring adequate poll 7
264+workers and equipment. 8
265+ 115.904. The voting procedures in sections 115.900 to 1
266+115.936 shall apply to: 2
267+ (1) A general, special, presidential preference, or 3
268+primary election for federal office; 4
269+ (2) A general, special, or primary election for 5
270+statewide or state legislative office or state ballot 6
271+measure; or 7
272+ (3) Any election in which absentee voting is conducted 8
273+pursuant to sections 115.275 to 115.304. 9
274+ Section B. Section A of this act shall become 1
275+effective January 1, 2025. 2
276+