EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 91
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROWDEN.
5878S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 2 of article VIII
of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting two new sections in lieu thereof relating
to elections, with penalty provisions.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2024, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article VIII of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Section 2, article VIII, Constitution of 1
Missouri, is repealed and two new sections adopted in lieu 2
thereof, to be known as sections 2 and 8, to read as follows:3
Section 2. [All] Only citizens of the United States, 1
including occupants of soldiers' and sailors' homes, over 2
the age of eighteen who are residents of this state and of 3
the political subdivision in which they offer to vote are 4
entitled to vote at all elections by the people, if the 5
election is one for which registration is required if they 6
are registered within the time prescribed by law, or if the 7
election is one for which registration is not required, if 8
they have been residents of the political subdivision in 9
which they offer to vote for thirty days next preceding the 10 SJR 91 2
election for which they offer to vote: Provided however, no 11
person who has a guardian of his or her estate or person by 12
reason of mental incapacity , appointed by a court of 13
competent jurisdiction and no person who is involuntarily 14
confined in a mental institution pursuant to an adjudication 15
of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be entitled to 16
vote, and persons convicted of felony, or crime c onnected 17
with the exercise of the right of suffrage may be excluded 18
by law from voting. 19
Section 8. It shall be unlawful for: 1
(1) A government of a foreign country or a foreign 2
political party to directly or indirectly make: 3
(a) A contribution or donation of money or other thing 4
of value, or make an express or implied promise to make a 5
contribution or donation, in connection with an election 6
conducted in this state; 7
(b) A contribution or donation to a political 8
committee or a political party favoring or opposing a 9
candidate or ballot measure in this state; or 10
(c) An expenditure, independent expenditure, or 11
disbursement for an electioneering communication whether 12
print, broadcast, or digital media, or other wise, related to 13
a candidate or ballot measure in this state; or 14
(2) A person to solicit, accept, or receive a 15
contribution or donation from a government of a foreign 16
country or a foreign political party in connection with a 17
candidate or ballot m easure in this state; or 18
(3) A government of a foreign country or a foreign 19
political party to sponsor an initiative petition or a 20
referendum petition. 21