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