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Missouri Senate Bill SB1415

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3-SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
4-FOR
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2+SECOND REGULAR SESSION
53 SENATE BILL NO. 1415
4+102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5+INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BLACK.
6+5603S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
67 AN ACT
7-To repeal section 115.085, RSMo, and to enact in lieu
8-thereof one new section relating to election judges,
9-with an effective date.
8+To repeal section 115.085, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to election
9+judges, with an effective date.
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1111 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
12- Section A. Section 115.085, RSMo, is repealed and one new
13-section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 115.085,
14-to read as follows:
15- 115.085. 1. For purposes of this section, the
16-following terms mean:
17- (1) "Military", the Armed Forces of the United States,
18-including the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps,
19-Navy, Space Force, National Guard, and any other military
20-branch that is designated by Congress as part of the Armed
21-Forces of the United States, and all reserve co mponents and
22-auxiliaries. The term "military" also includes the military
23-reserves and militia of any United States territory or state;
24- (2) "Nonresident military spouse", a nonresident
25-spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
26-United States who has been transferred to the state of
27-Missouri, or who has been transferred to an adjacent state
28-and is or will be domiciled in the state of Missouri, or has
29-moved to the state of Missouri on a permanent change -of-
30-station basis.
31- 2. No person shall be appointed to serve as an
32-election judge who is not a registered voter in this state
33-or a military service member on active duty in this state or
34-a nonresident military spouse . Each election judge shall be
35-a person of good repute an d character who can speak, read,
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37-and write the English language. No person shall serve as an
38-election judge at any polling place in which his or her name
39-or the name of a relative within the second degree, by
40-consanguinity or affinity, appears on the ballot. However,
41-no relative of any unopposed candidate shall be disqualified
42-from serving as an election judge in any election
43-jurisdiction of the state. No election judge shall, during
44-his or her term of office, hold any other elective public
45-office, other than as a member of a political party
46-committee or township office, except any person who is
47-elected to a board or commission of a political subdivision
48-or special district may serve as an election judge except at
49-a polling place where such p olitical subdivision or special
50-district has an issue or candidate on the ballot. In any
51-county having a population of less than two hundred fifty
52-thousand inhabitants, any candidate for the county committee
53-of a political party who is not a candidate for any other
54-office and who is unopposed for election as a member of the
55-committee shall not be disqualified from serving as an
56-election judge.
57- Section B. Section A of this act shall become
58-effective on January 1, 2025.
12+ Section A. Section 115.085, RS Mo, is repealed and one new 1
13+section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 115.085, 2
14+to read as follows:3
15+ 115.085. 1. For purposes of this section, the 1
16+following terms mean: 2
17+ (1) "Military", the Armed Forces of the United States, 3
18+including the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, 4
19+Navy, Space Force, National Guard, and any other military 5
20+branch that is designated by Congress as part of the Armed 6
21+Forces of the United States, and all reserve components and 7
22+auxiliaries. The term "military" also includes the military 8
23+reserves and militia of any United States territory or state; 9
24+ (2) "Nonresident military spouse", a nonresident 10
25+spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the 11
26+United States who has been transferred to the state of 12
27+Missouri, or who has been transferred to an adjacent state 13
28+and is or will be domiciled in the state of Missouri, or has 14
29+moved to the state of Missouri on a permanent change -of- 15
30+station basis. 16
31+ 2. No person shall be appointed to ser ve as an 17
32+election judge who is not a registered voter in this state 18 SB 1415 2
33+or a military service member on active duty or a nonresident 19
34+military spouse. Each election judge shall be a person of 20
35+good repute and character who can speak, read, and write the 21
36+English language. No person shall serve as an election 22
37+judge at any polling place in which his or her name or the 23
38+name of a relative within the second degree, by 24
39+consanguinity or affinity, appears on the ballot. However, 25
40+no relative of any unopposed ca ndidate shall be disqualified 26
41+from serving as an election judge in any election 27
42+jurisdiction of the state. No election judge shall, during 28
43+his or her term of office, hold any other elective public 29
44+office, other than as a member of a political party 30
45+committee or township office, except any person who is 31
46+elected to a board or commission of a political subdivision 32
47+or special district may serve as an election judge except at 33
48+a polling place where such political subdivision or special 34
49+district has an issue or candidate on the ballot. In any 35
50+county having a population of less than two hundred fifty 36
51+thousand inhabitants, any candidate for the county committee 37
52+of a political party who is not a candidate for any other 38
53+office and who is unopposed for el ection as a member of the 39
54+committee shall not be disqualified from serving as an 40
55+election judge. 41
56+ Section B. Section A of this act shall become 1
57+effective on January 1, 2025. 2
58+