| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.300 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESMITH(46). |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0964H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsections115.277and115.427,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections |
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| 8 | 8 | | relatingtovoteridentification. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections115.277and115.427,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections115.277and115.427,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 115.277.1.Aregisteredvoterofthisstatemaycastanabsenteeballotinpersonata |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2locationdesignatedbytheelectionauthorityforallcandidatesandissuesforwhichsuchvoter |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3iseligibletovoteatthepollingplaceifsuchvoterexpectstobepreventedfromgoingtothe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4pollstovoteonelectiondayduetooneofthereasonslistedinsubsection3ofthissection.A |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5registeredvotercastingaballotundertheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallprovideaformof |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6personal[photo] identificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7BeginningonthesecondTuesdaypriortoanelection,areasonlistedundersubsection3of |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8thissectionshallnotberequired,providedthat,theprovisionsofsection1.140tothecontrary |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9notwithstanding,thissentenceandsection115.427shallbenonseverable,andifany |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10provisionofsection115.427isforanyreasonheldtobeinvalid,suchdecisionshall |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11invalidatethissentence. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 2.Exceptasprovidedinsubsections4,5,and6ofthissection,aregisteredvoterof |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13thisstatemaycastanabsenteeballotnotinpersonatalocationdesignatedbytheelection |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14authorityforallcandidatesandissuesforwhichsuchvoterwouldbeeligibletovoteatthe |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15pollingplaceifsuchvoterexpectstobepreventedfromgoingtothepollstovoteonelection |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16dayduetooneofthereasonslistedinsubsection3ofthissection.Anabsenteeballotthatis |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17notrequestedandcompletedinpersonattheofficeoftheelectionauthoritywithaformof |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18personal[photo] identificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427shall |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19havethestatementontheballotenvelopenotarizedasrequiredundersection115.283,except |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20thatabsenteeballotsrequestedundersubdivisions(2)and(5)ofsubsection3ofthissection |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21shallnotrequirenotarization.Thissubsectionshallapplyonlyinthecaseofabsenteeballots |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22thatarenotcastinperson. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 3.Avotermayrequestanabsenteeballotforanyofthefollowingreasons: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24 (1)Absenceonelectiondayfromthejurisdictionoftheelectionauthorityinwhich |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25suchvoterisregisteredtovote; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 (2)Incapacityorconfinementduetoillnessorphysicaldisabilityonelectionday, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27includingapersonwhoisprimarilyresponsibleforthephysicalcareofapersonwhois |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28incapacitatedorconfinedduetoillnessordisabilityandresidesatthesameaddress; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (3)Religiousbelieforpractice; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (4)Employmentas: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31 (a)Anelectionauthority,asamemberofanelectionauthority,orbyanelection |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32authorityatalocationotherthansuchvoter'spollingplace; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 (b)Afirstresponder; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (c)Ahealthcareworker;or |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35 (d)Amemberoflawenforcement; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36 (5)Incarceration,providedallqualificationsforvotingareretained; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 (6)Certifiedparticipationintheaddressconfidentialityprogramestablishedunder |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38sections589.660to589.681becauseofsafetyconcerns. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39 4.Anycoveredvoterwhoiseligibletoregisterandvoteinthisstatemayvoteinany |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40electionforfederaloffice,statewideoffice,statelegislativeoffice,orstatewideballot |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41initiativesbysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationtoapplytovotebyabsenteeballotor |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42bysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationatthepollingplaceeventhoughthepersonisnot |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43registered.Afederalpostcardapplicationsubmittedbyacoveredvoterpursuanttothis |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44subsectionshallalsoserveasavoterregistrationapplicationundersection115.908andthe |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45electionauthorityshall,ifsatisfiedthattheapplicantisentitledtoregister,placethevoter's |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46nameonthevoterregistrationfile.Eachcoveredvotermayvotebyabsenteeballotor,upon |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47submittinganaffidavitthatthepersonisqualifiedtovoteintheelection,mayvoteatthe |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48person'spollingplace. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 5.Anyinterstateformerresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotforpresidentialandvice |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50presidentialelectors. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 6.Anynewresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotforpresidentialandvicepresidential |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52electorsafterregisteringtovoteinsuchresident'snewjurisdictionofresidence. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 115.427.1.Personsseekingtovoteinapublicelectionshallestablishtheiridentity |
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| 66 | 66 | | 2andeligibilitytovoteatthepollingplaceor,ifvotingabsenteeinpersonundersection |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB300 2 3115.277,attheofficeoftheelectionauthorityorotherauthorizedlocationdesignatedbythe |
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| 68 | 68 | | 4electionauthoritybypresentingaformofpersonal[photo] identificationtoelectionofficials. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 5Noformofpersonal[photo] identificationotherthantheformslistedinthissectionshallbe |
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| 70 | 70 | | 6acceptedtoestablishavoter'squalificationstovote.Formsofpersonal[photo] identification |
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| 71 | 71 | | 7thatsatisfytherequirementsofthissectionareanyoneofthefollowing: |
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| 72 | 72 | | 8 (1)NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 9 (2)NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense; |
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| 74 | 74 | | 10 (3)Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 11 (a)Thedocumentcontainsthenameoftheindividualtowhomthedocumentwas |
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| 76 | 76 | | 12issued,andthenamesubstantiallyconformstothemostrecentsignatureintheindividual's |
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| 77 | 77 | | 13voterregistrationrecord; |
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| 78 | 78 | | 14 (b)[Thedocumentshowsaphotographoftheindividual; |
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| 79 | 79 | | 15 (c)]Thedocumentincludesanexpirationdate,andthedocumentisnotexpired,or,if |
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| 80 | 80 | | 16expired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthemostrecentgeneralelection;and |
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| 81 | 81 | | 17 [(d)](c)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateofMissouri;or |
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| 82 | 82 | | 18 (4)Anyidentification[containingaphotographoftheindividual] whichisissuedby |
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| 83 | 83 | | 19theMissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,includingtheSpaceForce,or |
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| 84 | 84 | | 20theUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteranAffairstoamemberorformermemberofthe |
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| 85 | 85 | | 21MissouriNationalGuardortheUnitedStatesArmedForces,includingtheSpaceForce,and |
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| 86 | 86 | | 22thatisnotexpiredordoesnothaveanexpirationdate. |
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| 87 | 87 | | 23 2.(1)Anindividualwhoappearsatapollingplacewithoutaformofpersonal |
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| 88 | 88 | | 24identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionandwhoisotherwisequalifiedtovote |
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| 89 | 89 | | 25atthatpollingplaceshallbeallowedtocastaprovisionalballot.Theelectionjudgesshall |
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| 90 | 90 | | 26makeanotationontheprovisionalballotenvelopetoindicatethatthevoter'sidentitywasnot |
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| 91 | 91 | | 27verified. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 28 (2)Nopersonshallbeentitledtoreceiveaprovisionalballotuntilsuchpersonhas |
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| 93 | 93 | | 29completedaprovisionalballotaffidavitontheprovisionalballotenvelope.Allprovisional |
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| 94 | 94 | | 30ballotsshallbemarkedwithaconspicuousstampormarkthatmakesthemdistinguishable |
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| 95 | 95 | | 31fromotherballots. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 32 (3)Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallbecompletedbythevoterforusein |
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| 97 | 97 | | 33determiningthevoter'seligibilitytocastaballot. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 34 3.Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallprovideaplaceforthevoter'sname,address, |
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| 99 | 99 | | 35dateofbirth,andlastfourdigitsofhisorherSocialSecuritynumber,followedbya |
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| 100 | 100 | | 36certificateinsubstantiallythefollowingform: |
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| 101 | 101 | | 37 IdosolemnlyswearthatIamthepersonidentifiedaboveandthe |
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| 102 | 102 | | 38 informationprovidediscorrect.Iunderstandthatmyvotewillnotbe |
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| 103 | 103 | | 39 countedunless: |
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| 104 | 104 | | HB300 3 40 (1)(a)Ireturntothispollingplacetodaybetween6:00a.m.and7:00 |
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| 105 | 105 | | 41 p.m.andprovideoneofthefollowingformsofidentification: |
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| 106 | 106 | | 42 a.NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense; |
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| 107 | 107 | | 43 b.NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense; |
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| 108 | 108 | | 44 c.Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements: |
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| 109 | 109 | | 45 (i)Thedocumentcontainsmyname,insubstantiallythesameformas |
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| 110 | 110 | | 46 themostrecentsignatureonmyvoterregistrationrecord; |
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| 111 | 111 | | 47 (ii)[Thedocumentcontainsmyphotograph;] |
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| 112 | 112 | | 48 [(iii)] Thedocumentcontainsanexpirationdateandisnotexpired,or |
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| 113 | 113 | | 49 ifexpired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthemostrecent |
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| 114 | 114 | | 50 generalelection;and |
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| 115 | 115 | | 51 [(iv)](iii)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateof |
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| 116 | 116 | | 52 Missouri;or |
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| 117 | 117 | | 53 d.Identification[containingmyphotograph] issuedtomebythe |
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| 118 | 118 | | 54 MissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,including |
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| 119 | 119 | | 55 SpaceForce,ortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteranAffairsasa |
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| 120 | 120 | | 56 memberorformermemberoftheMissouriNationalGuardorthe |
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| 121 | 121 | | 57 UnitedStatesArmedForcesthatisnotexpiredordoesnothavean |
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| 122 | 122 | | 58 expirationdate;or |
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| 123 | 123 | | 59 (b)Theelectionauthorityverifiesmyidentitybycomparingmy |
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| 124 | 124 | | 60 signatureonthisenvelopetothesignatureonfilewiththeelection |
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| 125 | 125 | | 61 authorityanddeterminesthatIwaseligibletocastaballotatthis |
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| 126 | 126 | | 62 pollingplace;and |
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| 127 | 127 | | 63 (2)Thisprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecountedunderthe |
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| 128 | 128 | | 64 lawsoftheStateofMissouri. |
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| 129 | 129 | | 65 __________________ ____________________ |
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| 130 | 130 | | 66 SignatureofVoter Date |
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| 131 | 131 | | 67 __________________ ____________________ |
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| 132 | 132 | | 68 SignatureofElectionOfficials |
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| 133 | 133 | | 69 |
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| 134 | 134 | | 70Oncevoted,theprovisionalballotshallbesealedintheprovisionalballotenvelopeand |
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| 135 | 135 | | 71placedinaseparatesecuredcontainerbytheelectionjudge. |
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| 136 | 136 | | 72 4.Theprovisionalballotcastbysuchvotershallnotbecountedunless: |
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| 137 | 137 | | 73 (1)(a)Thevoterreturnstothepollingplaceduringtheuniformpollinghours |
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| 138 | 138 | | 74establishedbysection115.407andprovidesaformofpersonalidentificationthatallowsthe |
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| 139 | 139 | | 75electionjudgestoverifythevoter'sidentityasprovidedinsubsection1ofthissection;or |
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| 140 | 140 | | HB300 4 76 (b)Theelectionauthorityverifiestheidentityoftheindividualbycomparingthat |
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| 141 | 141 | | 77individual'ssignaturetothesignatureonfilewiththeelectionauthorityanddeterminesthat |
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| 142 | 142 | | 78theindividualwaseligibletocastaballotatthepollingplacewheretheballotwascast;and |
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| 143 | 143 | | 79 (2)Theprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecountedundersection115.430. |
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| 144 | 144 | | 80 5.Thesecretaryofstateshallprovidenoticeofthepersonal[photo] identification |
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| 145 | 145 | | 81requirementsdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionontheofficialstateinternetwebsiteof |
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| 146 | 146 | | 82thesecretaryofstate. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 83 6.(1)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection136.055andsection302.181tothe |
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| 148 | 148 | | 84contrary,thestateandallfeeofficesshallprovideonenondriver'slicenseatnocosttoany |
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| 149 | 149 | | 85otherwisequalifiedvoterwhodoesnotalreadypossesssuchidentificationandwhodesires |
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| 150 | 150 | | 86theidentificationforvoting. |
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| 151 | 151 | | 87 (2)Thisstateanditsagenciesshallprovideonecopyofeachofthefollowing,freeof |
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| 152 | 152 | | 88charge,ifneededbyanindividualseekingtoobtainaformofpersonal[photo] identification |
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| 153 | 153 | | 89describedinsubsection1ofthissectioninordertovote: |
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| 154 | 154 | | 90 (a)Abirthcertificate; |
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| 155 | 155 | | 91 (b)Amarriagelicenseorcertificate; |
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| 156 | 156 | | 92 (c)Adivorcedecree; |
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| 157 | 157 | | 93 (d)Acertificateofdecreeofadoption; |
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| 158 | 158 | | 94 (e)Acourtorderchangingtheperson'sname; |
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| 159 | 159 | | 95 (f)ASocialSecuritycardreflectinganupdatedname;and |
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| 160 | 160 | | 96 (g)NaturalizationpapersorotherdocumentsfromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof |
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| 161 | 161 | | 97Stateprovingcitizenship. |
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| 162 | 162 | | 98 |
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| 163 | 163 | | 99Anyindividualseekingoneoftheabovedocumentsinordertoobtainaformofpersonal |
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| 164 | 164 | | 100[photo] identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionforvotingmayrequestthe |
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| 165 | 165 | | 101secretaryofstatetofacilitatetheacquisitionofsuchdocuments.Thesecretaryofstateshall |
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| 166 | 166 | | 102payanyfeeorfeeschargedbyanotherstateoritsagencies,oranycourtofcompetent |
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| 167 | 167 | | 103jurisdictioninthisstateoranyotherstate,orthefederalgovernmentoritsagencies,inorder |
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| 168 | 168 | | 104toobtainanyoftheabovedocumentsfromsuchstateorthefederalgovernment. |
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| 169 | 169 | | 105 (3)Anyapplicantwhorequestsanondriver'slicenseforvotingshallnotberequired |
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| 170 | 170 | | 106topayafee.ThestateofMissourishallpaythelegallyrequiredfeesforanysuchapplicant. |
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| 171 | 171 | | 107Thedepartmentofrevenueandalocalelectionauthoritymayenterintoacontractthatallows |
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| 172 | 172 | | 108thelocalelectionauthoritytoassistthedepartmentinissuingnondriver'slicensephoto |
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| 173 | 173 | | 109identifications. |
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| 174 | 174 | | 110 7.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueshall,byJanuaryfirstofeachyear, |
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| 175 | 175 | | 111prepareanddelivertoeachmemberofthegeneralassemblyareportdocumentingthenumber |
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| 176 | 176 | | 112ofindividualswhohaverequestedandreceivedanondriver'slicensephotoidentificationfor |
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| 177 | 177 | | HB300 5 113thepurposesofvotingunderthissection.Thereportshallalsoincludethenumberofpersons |
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| 178 | 178 | | 114requestinganondriver'slicenseforpurposesofvotingunderthissection,butnotreceiving |
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| 179 | 179 | | 115suchlicense,andthereasonforthedenialofthenondriver'slicense. |
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| 180 | 180 | | 116 8.Theprecinctregistershallserveasthevoteridentificationcertificate.The |
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| 181 | 181 | | 117followingformshallbeprintedatthetopofeachpageoftheprecinctregister: |
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| 182 | 182 | | 118 VOTER'SIDENTIFICATIONCERTIFICATE |
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| 183 | 183 | | 119 Warning:Itisagainstthelawforanyonetovote,orattempttovote, |
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| 184 | 184 | | 120 withouthavingalawfulrighttovote. |
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| 185 | 185 | | 121 PRECINCT |
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| 186 | 186 | | 122 WARDORTOWNSHIP______ |
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| 187 | 187 | | 123 GENERAL(SPECIAL,PRIMARY)ELECTION |
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| 188 | 188 | | 124 Held______,20______ |
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| 189 | 189 | | 125 Date |
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| 190 | 190 | | 126 IherebycertifythatIamqualifiedtovoteatthiselectionbysigning |
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| 191 | 191 | | 127 mynameandverifyingmyaddressbysigningmyinitialsnexttomy |
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| 192 | 192 | | 128 address. |
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| 193 | 193 | | 129 9.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulestoeffectuatetheprovisionsofthis |
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| 194 | 194 | | 130section. |
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| 195 | 195 | | 131 10.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis |
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| 196 | 196 | | 132createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies |
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| 197 | 197 | | 133withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028. |
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| 198 | 198 | | 134Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe |
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| 199 | 199 | | 135generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto |
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| 200 | 200 | | 136disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof |
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| 201 | 201 | | 137rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid |
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| 202 | 202 | | 138andvoid. |
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| 203 | 203 | | 139 11.Ifanyvoterisunabletosignhisnameattheappropriateplaceonthecertificateor |
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| 204 | 204 | | 140computerprintout,anelectionjudgeshallprintthenameandaddressofthevoterinthe |
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| 205 | 205 | | 141appropriateplaceontheprecinctregister,thevotershallmakehismarkinlieuofsignature, |
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| 206 | 206 | | 142andthevoter'smarkshallbewitnessedbythesignatureofanelectionjudge. |
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| 207 | 207 | | âś” |
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| 208 | 208 | | HB300 6 |
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