Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB308 Compare Versions

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.308
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESTEINHOFF.
5	5	0458H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Torepealsection115.427,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto
8	8	elections.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Section115.427,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
11	11	2thereof,tobeknownassections115.427and115.640,toreadasfollows:
12	12	115.427.1.Personsseekingtovoteinapublicelectionshallestablishtheiridentity
13	13	2andeligibilitytovoteatthepollingplaceor,ifvotingabsenteeinpersonundersection
14	14	3115.277,attheofficeoftheelectionauthorityorotherauthorizedlocationdesignatedbythe
15	15	4electionauthoritybypresentingaformofpersonalphotoidentificationtoelectionofficials.
16	16	5Noformofpersonalphotoidentificationotherthantheformslistedinthissectionshallbe
17	17	6acceptedtoestablishavoter'squalificationstovote.Formsofpersonalphotoidentification
18	18	7thatsatisfytherequirementsofthissectionareanyoneofthefollowing:
19	19	8 (1)NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense;
20	20	9 (2)NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense;
21	21	10 (3)AnonexpiredstudentidentificationcardissuedbyaMissourihighschool,as
22	22	11definedinsection160.011,oranaccreditedinstitutionofhighereducationwithinthe
23	23	12stateofMissouri;
24	24	13 (4)Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements:
25	25	14 (a)Thedocumentcontainsthenameoftheindividualtowhomthedocumentwas
26	26	15issued,andthenamesubstantiallyconformstothemostrecentsignatureintheindividual's
27	27	16voterregistrationrecord;
28	28	17 (b)Thedocumentshowsaphotographoftheindividual;
29	29	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30	30	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (c)Thedocumentincludesanexpirationdate,andthedocumentisnotexpired,or,if
31	31	19expired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthemostrecentgeneralelection;and
32	32	20 (d)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateofMissouri;or
33	33	21 [(4)](5)Anyidentificationcontainingaphotographoftheindividualwhichisissued
34	34	22bytheMissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,includingtheSpaceForce,
35	35	23ortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteranAffairstoamemberorformermemberofthe
36	36	24MissouriNationalGuardortheUnitedStatesArmedForces,includingtheSpaceForce,and
37	37	25thatisnotexpiredordoesnothaveanexpirationdate.
38	38	26 2.(1)Anindividualwhoappearsatapollingplacewithoutaformofpersonal
39	39	27identificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionandwhoisotherwisequalifiedtovote
40	40	28atthatpollingplaceshallbeallowedtocastaprovisionalballot.Theelectionjudgesshall
41	41	29makeanotationontheprovisionalballotenvelopetoindicatethatthevoter'sidentitywasnot
42	42	30verified.
43	43	31 (2)Nopersonshallbeentitledtoreceiveaprovisionalballotuntilsuchpersonhas
44	44	32completedaprovisionalballotaffidavitontheprovisionalballotenvelope.Allprovisional
45	45	33ballotsshallbemarkedwithaconspicuousstampormarkthatmakesthemdistinguishable
46	46	34fromotherballots.
47	47	35 (3)Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallbecompletedbythevoterforusein
48	48	36determiningthevoter'seligibilitytocastaballot.
49	49	37 3.Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallprovideaplaceforthevoter'sname,address,
50	50	38dateofbirth,andlastfourdigitsofhisorherSocialSecuritynumber,followedbya
51	51	39certificateinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
52	52	40 IdosolemnlyswearthatIamthepersonidentifiedaboveandthe
53	53	41 informationprovidediscorrect.Iunderstandthatmyvotewillnotbe
54	54	42 countedunless:
55	55	43 (1)(a)Ireturntothispollingplacetodaybetween6:00a.m.and7:00
56	56	44 p.m.andprovideoneofthefollowingformsofidentification:
57	57	45 a.NonexpiredMissouridriver'slicense;
58	58	46 b.NonexpiredornonexpiringMissourinondriver'slicense;
59	59	47 c.Adocumentthatsatisfiesallofthefollowingrequirements:
60	60	48 (i)Thedocumentcontainsmyname,insubstantiallythesameformas
61	61	49 themostrecentsignatureonmyvoterregistrationrecord;
62	62	50 (ii)Thedocumentcontainsmyphotograph;
63	63	51 (iii)Thedocumentcontainsanexpirationdateandisnotexpired,orif
64	64	52 expired,thedocumentexpiredafterthedateofthemostrecentgeneral
65	65	53 election;and
66	66	HB308 2 54 (iv)ThedocumentwasissuedbytheUnitedStatesorthestateof
67	67	55 Missouri;[or]
68	68	56 d.Identificationcontainingmyphotographissuedtomebythe
69	69	57 MissouriNationalGuard,theUnitedStatesArmedForces,including
70	70	58 SpaceForce,ortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteranAffairsasa
71	71	59 memberorformermemberoftheMissouriNationalGuardorthe
72	72	60 UnitedStatesArmedForcesthatisnotexpiredordoesnothavean
73	73	61 expirationdate;or
74	74	62 e.NonexpiredstudentidentificationcardissuedbyaMissouri
75	75	63 highschool,asdefinedinsection160.011,oranaccredited
76	76	64 institutionofhighereducationwithinthestateofMissouri;or
77	77	65 (b)Theelectionauthorityverifiesmyidentitybycomparingmy
78	78	66 signatureonthisenvelopetothesignatureonfilewiththeelection
79	79	67 authorityanddeterminesthatIwaseligibletocastaballotatthis
80	80	68 pollingplace;and
81	81	69 (2)Thisprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecountedunderthe
82	82	70 lawsoftheStateofMissouri.
83	83	71 __________________ ____________________
84	84	72 SignatureofVoter Date
85	85	73 __________________ ____________________
86	86	74 SignatureofElectionOfficials
87	87	75
88	88	76Oncevoted,theprovisionalballotshallbesealedintheprovisionalballotenvelopeand
89	89	77placedinaseparatesecuredcontainerbytheelectionjudge.
90	90	78 4.Theprovisionalballotcastbysuchvotershallnotbecountedunless:
91	91	79 (1)(a)Thevoterreturnstothepollingplaceduringtheuniformpollinghours
92	92	80establishedbysection115.407andprovidesaformofpersonalidentificationthatallowsthe
93	93	81electionjudgestoverifythevoter'sidentityasprovidedinsubsection1ofthissection;or
94	94	82 (b)Theelectionauthorityverifiestheidentityoftheindividualbycomparingthat
95	95	83individual'ssignaturetothesignatureonfilewiththeelectionauthorityanddeterminesthat
96	96	84theindividualwaseligibletocastaballotatthepollingplacewheretheballotwascast;and
97	97	85 (2)Theprovisionalballototherwisequalifiestobecountedundersection115.430.
98	98	86 5.Thesecretaryofstateshallprovidenoticeofthepersonalphotoidentification
99	99	87requirementsdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionontheofficialstateinternetwebsiteof
100	100	88thesecretaryofstate.
101	101	HB308 3 89 6.(1)Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection136.055andsection302.181tothe
102	102	90contrary,thestateandallfeeofficesshallprovideonenondriver'slicenseatnocosttoany
103	103	91otherwisequalifiedvoterwhodoesnotalreadypossesssuchidentificationandwhodesires
104	104	92theidentificationforvoting.
105	105	93 (2)Thisstateanditsagenciesshallprovideonecopyofeachofthefollowing,freeof
106	106	94charge,ifneededbyanindividualseekingtoobtainaformofpersonalphotoidentification
107	107	95describedinsubsection1ofthissectioninordertovote:
108	108	96 (a)Abirthcertificate;
109	109	97 (b)Amarriagelicenseorcertificate;
110	110	98 (c)Adivorcedecree;
111	111	99 (d)Acertificateofdecreeofadoption;
112	112	100 (e)Acourtorderchangingtheperson'sname;
113	113	101 (f)ASocialSecuritycardreflectinganupdatedname;and
114	114	102 (g)NaturalizationpapersorotherdocumentsfromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
115	115	103Stateprovingcitizenship.
116	116	104
117	117	105Anyindividualseekingoneoftheabovedocumentsinordertoobtainaformofpersonal
118	118	106photoidentificationdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectionforvotingmayrequestthe
119	119	107secretaryofstatetofacilitatetheacquisitionofsuchdocuments.Thesecretaryofstateshall
120	120	108payanyfeeorfeeschargedbyanotherstateoritsagencies,oranycourtofcompetent
121	121	109jurisdictioninthisstateoranyotherstate,orthefederalgovernmentoritsagencies,inorder
122	122	110toobtainanyoftheabovedocumentsfromsuchstateorthefederalgovernment.
123	123	111 (3)Anyapplicantwhorequestsanondriver'slicenseforvotingshallnotberequired
124	124	112topayafee.ThestateofMissourishallpaythelegallyrequiredfeesforanysuchapplicant.
125	125	113Thedepartmentofrevenueandalocalelectionauthoritymayenterintoacontractthatallows
126	126	114thelocalelectionauthoritytoassistthedepartmentinissuingnondriver'slicensephoto
127	127	115identifications.
128	128	116 7.Thedirectorofthedepartmentofrevenueshall,byJanuaryfirstofeachyear,
129	129	117prepareanddelivertoeachmemberofthegeneralassemblyareportdocumentingthenumber
130	130	118ofindividualswhohaverequestedandreceivedanondriver'slicensephotoidentificationfor
131	131	119thepurposesofvotingunderthissection.Thereportshallalsoincludethenumberofpersons
132	132	120requestinganondriver'slicenseforpurposesofvotingunderthissection,butnotreceiving
133	133	121suchlicense,andthereasonforthedenialofthenondriver'slicense.
134	134	122 8.Theprecinctregistershallserveasthevoteridentificationcertificate.The
135	135	123followingformshallbeprintedatthetopofeachpageoftheprecinctregister:
136	136	124 VOTER'SIDENTIFICATIONCERTIFICATE
137	137	HB308 4 125 Warning:Itisagainstthelawforanyonetovote,orattempttovote,
138	138	126 withouthavingalawfulrighttovote.
139	139	127 PRECINCT
140	140	128 WARDORTOWNSHIP______
141	141	129 GENERAL(SPECIAL,PRIMARY)ELECTION
142	142	130 Held______,20______
143	143	131 Date
144	144	132 IherebycertifythatIamqualifiedtovoteatthiselectionbysigning
145	145	133 mynameandverifyingmyaddressbysigningmyinitialsnexttomy
146	146	134 address.
147	147	135 9.Thesecretaryofstateshallpromulgaterulestoeffectuatetheprovisionsofthis
148	148	136section.
149	149	137 10.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
150	150	138createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
151	151	139withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
152	152	140Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
153	153	141generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedateorto
154	154	142disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
155	155	143rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2002,shallbeinvalid
156	156	144andvoid.
157	157	145 11.Ifanyvoterisunabletosignhisnameattheappropriateplaceonthecertificateor
158	158	146computerprintout,anelectionjudgeshallprintthenameandaddressofthevoterinthe
159	159	147appropriateplaceontheprecinctregister,thevotershallmakehismarkinlieuofsignature,
160	160	148andthevoter'smarkshallbewitnessedbythesignatureofanelectionjudge.
161	161	115.640.1.Anystudententitledtovoteatanyelectionheldwithinthisstate
162	162	2shall,onthedayofsuchelection,beentitledtoabsenthimselforherselffromschoolfor
163	163	3aperiodofthreehoursbetweenthetimeofopeningandthetimeofclosingthepollsfor
164	164	4thepurposeofvoting,andanyabsenceforsuchpurposeshallbecountedasexcused,
165	165	5andsuchstudent,ifheorshevotes,shallnot,becauseofsoabsentinghimselforherself,
166	166	6beliabletoanypenaltyordiscipline,providedthatarequestshallbemadeforsuch
167	167	7leaveofabsencepriortothedayofsuchelection.Theschoolmaydesignateanythree
168	168	8hoursbetweenthetimeofopeningandthetimeofclosingthepollsduringwhichsuch
169	169	9studentmayabsenthimselforherself.
170	170	10 2.Eachschooldistrictshalladoptandimplementawrittenpolicyrelatingto
171	171	11absencesexcusedunderthissectionbeginningwiththe2025-26schoolyear.The
172	172	12departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopamodelpolicy
173	173	HB308 5 13relatingtoabsencesexcusedunderthissectionthatallschooldistrictsmayadopt.Such
174	174	14policyshallbecompletedandmadeavailabletoschooldistrictsbeginningwiththe2025-
175	175	1526schoolyear.
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