FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.507
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
0996H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections115.125,115.127,115.277,115.284,115.430,115.453,and115.635,
RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofsevennewsectionsrelatingtoelections,with
penaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections115.125,115.127,115.277,115.284,115.430,115.453,and
2115.635,RSMo,arerepealedandsevennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownas
3sections115.125,115.127,115.277,115.284,115.430,115.453,and115.635,toreadas
4follows:
115.125.1.Notlaterthan5:00p.m.onthetenthTuesdaypriortoanyelection,
2exceptaspecialelectiontodecideanelectioncontest,tievoteoranelectiontoelectseven
3memberstoserveonaschoolboardofadistrictpursuanttosection162.241,oradelayin
4notificationpursuanttosubsection3ofthissection,orpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection
5115.399,theofficeroragencycallingtheelectionshallnotifytheelectionauthorities
6responsibleforconductingtheelection.Thenoticeshallbeinwriting,shallspecifythename
7oftheofficeroragencycallingtheelectionandshallincludeacertifiedcopyofthelegal
8noticetobepublishedpursuanttosubsection2ofsection115.127.Thenoticeandanyother
9informationrequiredbythissectionmay,withthepriornotificationtotheelectionauthority
10receivingthenotice,beacceptedbyemailorfacsimiletransmissionpriorto5:00p.m.onthe
11tenthTuesdaypriortotheelection[, providedthattheoriginalcopyofthenoticeanda
12certifiedcopyofthelegalnoticetobepublishedshallbereceivedintheofficeoftheelection
13authoritywithinthreebusinessdaysfromthedateofthefacsimiletransmission].
14 2.Inlieuofacertifiedcopyofthelegalnoticetobepublishedpursuanttosubsection
152ofsection115.127,eachnoticeofaspecialelectiontofillavacancyshallincludethename
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16oftheofficetobefilled,thedateoftheelectionandthedatebywhichcandidatesmustbe
17selectedorfiledfortheoffice.NotlaterthanthesixthTuesdaypriortoanyspecialelectionto
18fillavacancycalledbyapoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrict,theofficeroragencycalling
19theelectionshallcertifyasampleballottotheelectionauthoritiesresponsibleforconducting
20theelection.
21 3.Exceptasprovidedforinsections115.247and115.359,ifthereisnoadditional
22costfortheprintingorreprintingofballotsorifthepoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrict
23callingfortheelectionagreestopayanyprintingorreprintingcosts,apoliticalsubdivisionor
24specialdistrictmay,atanytimeaftercertificationofthenoticeofelectionrequiredin
25subsection1ofthissection,butnolaterthan5:00p.m.ontheeighthTuesdaybeforethe
26election,bepermittedtomakelatenotificationtotheelectionauthoritypursuanttocourt
27order,which,exceptforgoodcauseshownbytheelectionauthorityinoppositionthereto,
28shallbefreelygivenuponapplicationbythepoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistricttothe
29circuitcourtoftheareaofsuchsubdivisionordistrict.Nocourtshallhavetheauthorityto
30orderanindividualorissuebeplacedontheballotlessthaneightweeksbeforethedateofthe
31election.
115.127.1.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection,uponreceiptofnotice
2ofaspecialelectiontofillavacancysubmittedpursuanttosubsection2ofsection115.125,
3theelectionauthorityshallcauselegalnoticeofthespecialelectiontobepublishedina
4newspaperofgeneralcirculationinitsjurisdiction.Thenoticeshallincludethenameofthe
5officeroragencycallingtheelection,thedateandtimeoftheelection,thenameoftheoffice
6tobefilledandthedatebywhichcandidatesmustbeselectedorfiledfortheoffice.Within
7oneweekpriortoeachspecialelectiontofillavacancyheldinitsjurisdiction,theelection
8authorityshallcauselegalnoticeoftheelectiontobepublishedintwonewspapersof
9differentpoliticalfaithandgeneralcirculationinthejurisdiction.Thelegalnoticeshall
10includethedateandtimeoftheelection,thenameoftheofficeroragencycallingtheelection
11andasampleballot.Ifthereisonlyonenewspaperofgeneralcirculationinthejurisdiction,
12thenoticeshallbepublishedinthenewspaperwithinoneweekpriortotheelection.Ifthere
13aretwoormorenewspapersofgeneralcirculationinthejurisdiction,butnotwoofopposite
14politicalfaith,thenoticeshallbepublishedinanytwoofthenewspaperswithinoneweek
15priortotheelection.
16 2.Exceptasprovidedinsubsections1and4ofthissectionandinsections115.521,
17115.549and115.593,theelectionauthorityshallcauselegalnoticeofeachelectionheldinits
18jurisdictiontobepublished.Thenoticeshallbepublishedintwonewspapersofdifferent
19politicalfaithandqualifiedpursuanttochapter493whicharepublishedwithintheboundsof
20theareaholdingtheelection.Ifthereisonlyoneso-qualifiednewspaper,thennoticeshallbe
21publishedinonlyonenewspaper.Ifthereisnonewspaperpublishedwithintheboundsofthe
HCSHB507 2 22electionarea,thenthenoticeshallbepublishedintwoqualifiednewspapersofdifferent
23politicalfaithservingthearea.Noticeshallbepublishedtwice,thefirstpublicationoccurring
24inthesecondweekpriortotheelection,andthesecondpublicationoccurringwithinone
25weekpriortotheelection.Eachsuchlegalnoticeshallincludethedateandtimeofthe
26election,thenameoftheofficeroragencycallingtheelectionandasampleballot;and,unless
27noticehasbeengivenasprovidedbysection115.129,thesecondpublicationofnoticeofthe
28electionshallincludethelocationofpollingplaces.Theelectionauthoritymayprovideany
29additionalnoticeoftheelectionitdeemsdesirable.
30 3.Theelectionauthorityshallprinttheofficialballotasthesameappearsonthe
31sampleballot,andnocandidate'snameorballotissuewhichappearsonthesampleballotor
32officialprintedballotshallbestrickenorremovedfromtheballotexceptondeathofa
33candidateorbycourtorder,butinnoeventshallacandidateorissuebestrickenorremoved
34fromtheballotlessthaneightweeksbeforethedateoftheelection.
35 4.Inlieuofcausinglegalnoticetobepublishedinaccordancewithanyofthe
36provisionsofthischapter,theelectionauthorityinjurisdictionswhichhavelessthanseven
37hundredfiftyregisteredvotersandinwhichnonewspaperqualifiedpursuanttochapter493is
38published,maycauselegalnoticetobemailedduringthesecondweekpriortotheelection,
39byfirstclassmail,toeachregisteredvoteratthevoter'svotingaddress.Allsuchlegalnotices
40shallincludethedateandtimeoftheelection,thelocationofthepollingplace,thenameof
41theofficeroragencycallingtheelectionandasampleballot.
42 5.Iftheopeningdateforfilingadeclarationofcandidacyforanyofficeinapolitical
43subdivisionorspecialdistrictisnotrequiredbylaworcharter,theopeningfilingdateshallbe
448:00a.m.,the[seventeenth] sixteenthTuesdaypriortotheelection.Iftheclosingdatefor
45filingadeclarationofcandidacyforanyofficeinapoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrictis
46notrequiredbylaworcharter,theclosingfilingdateshallbe5:00p.m.,the[fourteenth]
47thirteenthTuesdaypriortotheelection, orifthethirteenthTuesdaypriortotheelection
48isastateorfederalholiday,theclosingfilingdateshallbe5:00p.m.onthenextdaythat
49isnotastateorfederalholiday. Thepoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrictcallingan
50electionshall,beforethe[seventeenth] sixteenthTuesday,priortoanyelectionatwhich
51officesaretobefilled,notifythegeneralpublicoftheopeningfilingdate,theofficeoroffices
52tobefilled,theproperplaceforfilingandtheclosingfilingdateoftheelection.Such
53notificationmaybeaccomplishedbylegalnoticepublishedinatleastonenewspaperof
54generalcirculationinthepoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrict.
55 6.Exceptasprovidedforinsections115.247and115.359,ifthereisnoadditional
56costfortheprintingorreprintingofballotsorifthecandidateagreestopayanyprintingor
57reprintingcosts,acandidatewhohasfiledforanofficeorwhohasbeendulynominatedfor
58anofficemay,atanytimeafterthecertificationofthenoticeofelectionrequiredin
HCSHB507 3 59subsection1ofsection115.125butnolaterthan5:00p.m.ontheeighthTuesdaybeforethe
60election,withdrawasacandidatepursuanttoacourtorder,which,exceptforgoodcause
61shownbytheelectionauthorityinoppositionthereto,shallbefreelygivenuponapplication
62bythecandidatetothecircuitcourtoftheareaofsuchcandidate'sresidence.
115.277.1.Aregisteredvoterofthisstatemaycastanabsenteeballotinpersonata
2locationdesignatedbytheelectionauthorityforallcandidatesandissuesforwhichsuchvoter
3iseligibletovoteatthepollingplaceifsuchvoterexpectstobepreventedfromgoingtothe
4pollstovoteonelectiondayduetooneofthereasonslistedinsubsection3ofthissection.A
5registeredvotercastingaballotundertheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallprovideaformof
6personalphotoidentificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427.
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
18personalphotoidentificationthatisconsistentwithsubsection1ofsection115.427shallhave
19thestatementontheballotenvelopenotarizedasrequiredundersection115.283,exceptthat
20absenteeballotsrequestedundersubdivisions(2)and(5)ofsubsection3ofthissectionshall
21notrequirenotarization.Thissubsectionshallapplyonlyinthecaseofabsenteeballotsthat
22arenotcastinperson.
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;
HCSHB507 4 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
42bysubmittingafederalpostcardapplicationatthe[pollingplace] officeoftheelection
43authorityonelectiondayeventhoughthepersonisnotregistered.Afederalpostcard
44applicationsubmittedbyacoveredvoterpursuanttothissubsectionshallalsoserveasavoter
45registrationapplicationundersection115.908andtheelectionauthorityshall,ifsatisfiedthat
46theapplicantisentitledtoregister,placethevoter'snameonthevoterregistrationfile.Each
47coveredvotermayvotebyabsenteeballotor,uponsubmittinganaffidavitthatthepersonis
48qualifiedtovoteintheelection,mayvoteattheperson'spollingplace.
49 5.Anyinterstateformerresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotorattheofficeofthe
50electionauthorityonelectiondayforpresidentialandvicepresidentialelectors.
51 6.Anynewresidentmayvotebyabsenteeballotorattheofficeoftheelection
52authorityonelectiondayforpresidentialandvicepresidentialelectorsafterregisteringto
53voteinsuchresident'snewjurisdictionofresidence.
115.284.1.Thereisherebyestablishedanabsenteevotingprocesstoassistpersons
2withpermanentdisabilitiesintheexerciseoftheirvotingrights.
3 2.Thelocalelectionauthorityshallsendanapplicationtoparticipateintheabsentee
4votingprocesssetoutinthissectiontoanyregisteredvoterresidingwithintheelection
5authority'sjurisdictionuponrequest.
6 3.Uponreceiptofaproperlycompletedapplication,theelectionauthorityshallenter
7thevoter'snameonalistofvotersqualifiedtoparticipateasabsenteevoterspursuanttothis
8section.
9 4.Theapplicationtoparticipateintheabsenteevotingprocessshallbein
10substantiallythefollowingform:
11 Stateof______
12 County(City)of______
13 I,______(printapplicant'sname),declarethatIamaresidentand
14 registeredvoterof______County,Missouri,andampermanently
15 disabled.Iherebyrequestthatmynamebeplacedontheelection
16 authority'slistofvotersqualifiedtoparticipateasabsenteevoters
HCSHB507 5 17 pursuanttosection115.284,andthatIbedeliveredanabsenteeballot
18 applicationforeachelectioninwhichIameligibletovote.
19 _______________
20 SignatureofVoter
21 ______
22 ______
23 Voter'sAddress
24 5.NotearlierthantenweeksbeforeanelectionbutpriortothefourthTuesdayprior
25toanelection,theelectionauthorityshalldelivertoeachvoterqualifiedtoparticipateas
26absenteevoterspursuanttothissectionanabsenteeballotapplicationifthevoteriseligibleto
27voteinthatelection.Ifthevoterreturnstheabsenteerequestapplicationtotheelection
28authoritynotlaterthan5:00p.m.onthesecondWednesdaybeforeanelectionandhas
29retainedthenecessaryqualificationstovote,theelectionauthorityshallprovidethevoter
30withanabsenteeballotpursuanttothischapter.
31 6.Theelectionauthorityshallremovefromthelistofvotersqualifiedtoparticipate
32asabsenteevoterspursuanttothissectionanyvoterwho:
33 (1)Askstoberemovedfromthelist;
34 (2)Dies;
35 (3)Becomesdisqualifiedfromvotingpursuanttothischapter;or
36 (4)Nolongerresidesattheaddressofhisorhervoterregistration.
37 7.Alllistsofapplicationsunderthissectionshallbekeptconfidential.Suchlists
38ofapplicationsshallnotbepostedordisplayedinanareaopentothegeneralpublicnor
39shallsuchlistsofapplicationsbeshowntoanyunauthorizedperson.
115.430.1.Thissectionshallapplyto[primaryandgeneralelectionswhere
2candidatesforfederalorstatewideofficesarenominatedorelectedandanyelectionwhere
3statewideissueorissuesaresubmittedtothevoters] anypublicelection.
4 2.(1)Avoterclaimingtobeproperlyregisteredinthejurisdictionoftheelection
5authorityandeligibletovoteinanelection,butwhoseeligibilityatthatprecinctcannotbe
6immediatelyestablisheduponexaminationoftheprecinctregister,shallbeentitledtovotea
7provisionalballotafterprovidingaformofpersonalidentificationrequiredpursuantto
8section115.427oruponexecutinganaffidavitundersection115.427,ormayvoteatacentral
9pollingplaceasestablishedinsection115.115wherethevotermayvotehisorher
10appropriateballotforhisorherprecinctofresidenceuponverificationofeligibilityorvotea
11provisionalballotifeligibilitycannotbedetermined.Theprovisionalballotprovidedtoa
12voterunderthissectionshallbetheballotprovidedtoaresidentofthevoter'sprecinct
13determinedbyreferencetotheaffidavitprovidedforinthissection.Ifthevoterdeclaresthat
HCSHB507 6 14thevoteriseligibletovoteandtheelectionauthoritydeterminesthatthevoteriseligibleto
15voteatanotherpollingplace,thevotershallbedirectedtothecorrectpollingplaceora
16centralpollingplaceasestablishedbytheelectionauthoritypursuanttosubsection5of
17section115.115.Ifthevoterrefusestogotothecorrectpollingplaceoracentralpolling
18place,thevotershallbepermittedtovoteaprovisionalballotattheincorrectpollingplace,
19butsuchballotshallnotbecountedifthevoterwasnoteligibletovoteatthatpollingplace.
20 (2)Thefollowingstepsshallbetakentoestablishavoter'seligibilitytovoteata
21pollingplace:
22 (a)Theelectionjudgeshallexaminetheprecinctregisterasprovidedinsection
23115.425.Ifthevoterisregisteredandeligibletovoteatthepollingplace,thevotershall
24receivearegularballot;
25 (b)Ifthevoter'seligibilitycannotbeimmediatelyestablishedbyexaminingthe
26precinctregister,theelectionjudgeshallcontacttheelectionauthority.Iftheelection
27authoritycannotimmediatelyestablishthatthevoterisregisteredandeligibletovoteatthe
28pollingplaceuponexaminationoftheMissourivoterregistrationsystem,oriftheelection
29judgeisunabletomakecontactwiththeelectionauthorityimmediately,thevotershallbe
30notifiedthatthevoterisentitledtoaprovisionalballot.
31 (3)Thevotershallhavethedutytoappearandvoteatthecorrectpollingplace.Ifan
32electionjudgedeterminesthatthevoterisnoteligibletovoteatthepollingplaceatwhicha
33voterpresentshimselforherself,andifthevoterappearstobeeligibletovoteatanother
34pollingplace,thevotershallbeinformedthatheorshemaycastaprovisionalballotatthe
35currentpollingplaceormaytraveltothecorrectpollingplaceoracentralpollingplace,as
36establishedbytheelectionauthorityundersubsection5ofsection115.115,wherethevoter
37maycastaregularballotorprovisionalballotifthevoter'seligibilitystillcannotbe
38determined.Provisionalballotscastatapollingplaceshallbecountedonlyifthevoterwas
39eligibletovoteatsuchpollingplaceasprovidedinsubsection5ofthissection.
40 (4)Foravoterrequestinganabsenteeballotinperson,suchvotershallbeentitledto
41castaprovisionalballotwhenthevoter'seligibilitycannotbeimmediatelyestablishedupon
42examinationoftheprecinctregistersortheMissourivoterregistrationsystem.
43 (5)Priortoacceptinganyprovisionalballotatthepollingplace,theelectionjudges
44shalldeterminethattheinformationprovidedontheprovisionalballotenvelopebythe
45provisionalvoterisconsistentwiththeidentificationprovidedbysuchpersonundersection
46115.427.
47 3.(1)Nopersonshallbeentitledtoreceiveaprovisionalballotuntilsuchpersonhas
48completedaprovisionalballotaffidavitontheprovisionalballotenvelope.
49 (2)Thesecretaryofstateshallproduceappropriatesizesofprovisionalballot
50envelopesanddistributethemtoeachelectionauthorityaccordingtotheirtabulatingsystem.
HCSHB507 7 51Allprovisionalballotenvelopesshallbeprintedonadistinguishablecolorofpaperthatis
52differentfromthecoloroftheregularballot.Theprovisionalballotenvelopeshallbeinthe
53formrequiredbysubsection4ofthissection.Allprovisionalballotsshallbemarkedwitha
54conspicuousstamporotherdistinguishingmarkthatmakesthemreadilydistinguishablefrom
55theregularballots.
56 (3)Oncevoted,theprovisionalballotshallbeplacedandsealedinaprovisional
57ballotenvelope.
58 4.Theprovisionalballotinitsenvelopeshallbedepositedintheballotbox.The
59provisionalballotenvelopeshallbecompletedbythevoterforuseindeterminingeligibility.
60Theprovisionalballotenvelopespecifiedinthissectionshallcontainavoter'scertificate
61whichshallbeinsubstantiallythefollowingform:
62 STATEOF______
63 COUNTYOF______
64 Idosolemnlyswear(oraffirm)thatmynameis______;thatmydate
65 ofbirthis______;thatthelastfourdigitsofmySocialSecurity
66 Numberare______;thatIamregisteredtovotein______Countyor
67 City(ifaCitynotwithinaCounty),Missouri;thatIamaqualified
68 voterofsaidCounty(orCitynotwithinaCounty);thatIameligibleto
69 voteatthispollingplace;andthatIhavenotvotedinthiselection.
70 Iunderstandthatiftheabove-providedinformationisnotcorrectand
71 theelectionauthoritydeterminesthatIamnotregisteredandeligibleto
72 vote,myvotewillnotbecounted.Ifurtherunderstandthatknowingly
73 providingfalseinformationisaviolationoflawandsubjectsmeto
74 possiblecriminalprosecution.
75 _______________
76 (SignatureofVoter)
77 _______________
78 (CurrentAddress)
79 Subscribedandaffirmedbeforemethis______dayof______,20____
80 __
81 _______________
82 (SignatureofElectionOfficial)
83
84Thevotermayprovideadditionalinformationtofurtherassisttheelectionauthorityin
85determiningeligibility,includingtheplaceanddatethevoterregisteredtovote,ifknown.
86 5.(1)Priortocountinganyprovisionalballot,theelectionauthorityshalldetermine
87ifthevoterisregisteredandeligibletovoteandifthevotewasproperlycast.Theeligibility
HCSHB507 8 88ofprovisionalvotesshallbedeterminedaccordingtotherequirementsforavotertocasta
89ballotintheelectionassetforthinsections115.133and115.135.Aprovisional[voter] ballot
90shallnotbeeligibletobecounteduntiltheelectionauthorityhasdeterminedthat:
91 (a)Thevotercastsuchprovisionalballotatapollingplaceestablishedforthevoteror
92thecentralpollingplaceestablishedbytheelectionauthorityundersubsection5ofsection
93115.115;
94 (b)Theindividualwhocasttheprovisionalballotisanindividualregisteredtovotein
95therespectiveelectionatthepollingplacewheretheballotwascast;
96 (c)Thevoterdidnototherwisevoteinthesameelectionbyregularballot,absentee
97ballot,orotherwise;and
98 (d)Theinformationontheprovisionalballotenvelopeisfoundtobecorrect,
99complete,andaccurate.
100 (2)Whentheballotboxesaredeliveredtotheelectionauthorityfromthepolling
101places,thereceivingteamsshallseparatetheprovisionalballotsfromtherestoftheballots
102andplacethesealedprovisionalballotenvelopesinaseparatecontainer.Teamsofelection
103authorityemployeesorteamsofelectionjudgeswitheachteamconsistingofonememberof
104eachmajorpoliticalpartyshallphotocopyeachprovisionalballotenvelope,suchphotocopy
105tobeusedbytheelectionauthoritytodetermineprovisionalvotereligibility.Thesealed
106provisionalballotenvelopesshallbeplacedbytheteaminasealedcontainerandshallremain
107thereinuntiltabulation.
108 (3)Todeterminewhetheraprovisionalballotisvalidandentitledtobecounted,the
109electionauthorityshallexamineitsrecordsandverifythattheprovisionalvoterisproperly
110registeredandeligibletovoteintheelection.Iftheprovisionalvoterhasprovided
111informationregardingtheregistrationagencywheretheprovisionalvoterregisteredtovote,
112theelectionauthorityshallmakeaninquiryoftheregistrationagencytodeterminewhether
113theprovisionalvoterisproperlyregisteredandeligibletovoteintheelection.
114 (4)Iftheelectionauthoritydeterminesthattheprovisionalvoterisregisteredand
115eligibletovoteintheelection,theelectionauthorityshallprovidedocumentationverifying
116thevoter'seligibility.Suchdocumentationshallbenotedonthecopyoftheprovisionalballot
117envelopeandshallcontainsubstantiallythefollowinginformation:
118 (a)Thenameoftheprovisionalvoter;
119 (b)Thenameofthereviewer;
120 (c)Thedateandtime;and
121 (d)Adescriptionofevidencefoundthatsupportsthevoter'seligibility.
122 (5)Thelocalelectionauthorityshallrecordonaprovisionalballotacceptance/
123rejectionlisttheprovisionalballotidentificationnumberandanotationmarkingitas
124accepted.
HCSHB507 9 125 (6)Iftheelectionauthoritydeterminesthattheprovisionalvoterisnotregisteredor
126eligibletovoteintheelection,theelectionauthorityshallprovidedocumentationverifying
127thevoter'sineligibility.Suchdocumentationshallbenotedonthecopyoftheprovisional
128ballotenvelopeandshallcontainsubstantiallythefollowinginformation:
129 (a)Thenameoftheprovisionalvoter;
130 (b)Thenameofthereviewer;
131 (c)Thedateandtime;
132 (d)Adescriptionofwhythevoterisineligible.
133 (7)Thelocalelectionauthorityshallrecordonaprovisionalballotacceptance/
134rejectionlisttheprovisionalballotidentificationnumberandnotationmarkingitasrejected.
135 (8)Ifrejected,aphotocopyoftheenvelopeshallbemadeandusedbytheelection
136authorityasamail-invoterregistration.Theactualprovisionalballotenvelopeshallbekept
137asballotmaterial,andthecopyoftheenvelopeshallbeusedbytheelectionauthorityfor
138registrationrecordkeeping.
139 6.Allprovisionalballotscastbyvoterswhoseeligibilityhasbeenverifiedas
140providedinthissectionshallbecountedinaccordancewiththerulesgoverningballot
141tabulation.Provisionalballotsshallnotbecounteduntilallprovisionalballotsaredetermined
142eithereligibleorineligibleandallprovisionalballotsmustbeprocessedbeforetheelectionis
143certified.Theprovisionalballotshallbecountedonlyiftheelectionauthoritydeterminesthat
144thevoterisregisteredandeligibletovote.Provisionalballotsvotedinthewrongpolling
145placeshallnotbecounted.Ifthevoterisnotregisteredbutisqualifiedtoregisterforfuture
146elections,theaffidavitshallbeconsideredamail-inapplicationtoregistertovotepursuantto
147thischapter.
148 7.(1)Aftertheelectionauthoritycompletesitsreviewoftheprovisionalvoter's
149eligibilityundersubsection5ofthissection,theelectionauthorityshalldeliverthe
150provisionalballotsandcopiesoftheprovisionalballotenvelopesthatincludeeligibility
151informationtobipartisancountingteams,whichmaybetheboardofverification,forreview
152andtabulation.Theelectionauthorityshallmaintainarecordofsuchdelivery.Therecord
153shallincludethenumberofballotsdeliveredtoeachteamandshallincludeasignedreceipt
154fromtwojudges,onefromeachmajorpoliticalparty.Theelectionauthorityshallprovide
155eachteamwithaballotboxandmaterialnecessaryfortabulation.
156 (2)Ifthepersonnamedontheprovisionalballotaffidavitisfoundtohavebeen
157properlyqualifiedandregisteredtocastaballotintheelectionandtheprovisionalballot
158otherwisequalifiestobecountedundertheprovisionsofthissection,theenvelopeshallbe
159opened,andtheballotshallbeplacedinaballotboxtobecounted.
160 (3)Ifthepersonnamedontheprovisionalballotaffidavitisfoundnottohavebeen
161properlyqualifiedandregisteredtocastaballotintheelectionoriftheelectionauthorityis
HCSHB507 10 162unabletodeterminesuchperson'srighttovote,theenvelopecontainingtheprovisionalballot
163shallnotbeopened,andtheperson'svoteshallnotbecounted.Themembersoftheteam
164shallfollowtheproceduressetforthinsubsection5ofthissectionforrejectedprovisional
165ballots.
166 (4)Thevotesshallbetalliedandthereturnsmadeasprovidedinsections115.447to
167115.525forpaperballots.Afterthevoteonallballotsassignedtoateamhavebeencounted,
168theballots,ballotenvelopes,andcopiesofballotenvelopeswiththeeligibilityinformation
169providedbytheelectionauthorityshallbeenclosedinsealedcontainersmarked"Voted
170provisionalballotsandballotenvelopesfromtheelectionheld______,20______".All
171rejectedprovisionalballots,ballotenvelopes,andcopiesofballotenvelopeswiththe
172eligibilityinformationprovidedbytheelectionauthorityshallbeenclosedinsealed
173containersmarked"Rejectedprovisionalballotsandballotenvelopesfromtheelectionheld_
174_____,20______".Ontheoutsideofeachvotedballotandrejectedballotcontainer,each
175memberoftheteamshallwritetheirnameandallsuchcontainersshallbereturnedtothe
176electionauthority.Uponreceiptofthereturnsandballots,theelectionauthorityshalltabulate
177theprovisionalvotes.
178 8.Challengersandwatchers,asprovidedbysections115.105and115.107,maybe
179presentduringalltimesthatthebipartisancountingteamsarereviewingorcountingthe
180provisionalballots,theprovisionalballotenvelopes,orcopiesoftheprovisionalballot
181envelopesthatincludeeligibilityinformationprovidedbytheelectionauthority.Challengers
182andwatchersshallbepermittedtoobservethedeterminationoftheeligibilityofall
183provisionalballots.Theelectionauthorityshallnotifythecountychairofeachmajor
184politicalpartyofthetimeandlocationwhenbipartisancountingteamswillbereviewingor
185countingtheprovisionalballots,theprovisionalballotenvelopes,orthecopiesofthe
186provisionalballotenvelopesthatincludetheeligibilityinformationprovidedbytheelection
187authority.
188 9.Thecertificateofballotcardsshall:
189 (1)Reflectthenumberofprovisionalenvelopesdelivered;and
190 (2)Reflectthenumberofsealedprovisionalenvelopeswithvotedballotsdepositedin
191theballotbox.
192 10.Incountieswherethevotingsystemdoesnotutilizeapaperballot,theelection
193authorityshallprovidetheappropriateprovisionalballotstoeachpollingplace.
194 11.Thesecretaryofstatemaypromulgaterulesforpurposesofensuringtheuniform
195applicationofthissection.Noruleorportionofarulepromulgatedpursuanttotheauthority
196ofthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveunlessithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttochapter536.
197 12.Thesecretaryofstateshalldesignandprovidetotheelectionauthoritiesthe
198envelopesandformsnecessarytocarryouttheprovisionsofthissection.
HCSHB507 11 199 13.PursuanttotheHelpAmericaVoteActof2002,thesecretaryofstateshallensure
200afreeaccesssystemisestablished,suchasatoll-freenumberoraninternetwebsite,thatany
201individualwhocastsaprovisionalballotmayaccesstodiscoverwhetherthevoteofthat
202individualwascounted,and,ifthevotewasnotcounted,thereasonthatthevotewasnot
203counted.Atthetimeanindividualcastsaprovisionalballot,theelectionauthorityshallgive
204thevoterwritteninformationthatstatesthatanyindividualwhocastsaprovisionalballotwill
205beabletoascertainundersuchfreeaccesssystemwhetherthevotewascounted,andifthe
206votewasnotcounted,thereasonthatthevotewasnotcounted.
207 14.InaccordancewiththeHelpAmericaVoteActof2002,anyindividualwhovotes
208inanelectionasaresultofacourtorderoranyotherorderextendingthetimeestablishedfor
209closingthepollsinsection115.407mayvoteonlybyusingaprovisionalballot,andsuch
210provisionalballotshallbeseparatedandheldapartfromotherprovisionalballotscastby
211thosenotaffectedbytheorder.Suchballotsshallnotbecounteduntilsuchtimeastheballots
212aredeterminedtobevalid.Nostatecourtshallhavejurisdictiontoextendthepollinghours
213establishedbylaw,includingsection115.407.
115.453.Electionjudgesshallcountvotesforallcandidatesinthefollowingmanner:
2 (1)Nocandidateshallbecountedasvotedfor,exceptacandidatebeforewhosename
3adistinguishingmarkappearsprecedingthenameandadistinguishingmarkdoesnotappear
4inthesquareprecedingthenameofanycandidateforthesameofficeinanothercolumn.
5Exceptasprovidedinthissubdivisionandsubdivision(2)ofthissection,eachcandidatewith
6adistinguishingmarkprecedinghisorhernameshallbecountedasvotedfor;
7 (2)Ifdistinguishingmarksappearnexttothenamesofmorecandidatesforanoffice
8thanareentitledtofilltheoffice,nocandidatefortheofficeshallbecountedasvotedfor.If
9morethanonecandidateistobenominatedorelectedtoanoffice,andanyvoterhasvotedfor
10thesamecandidatemorethanonceforthesameofficeatthesameelection,novotescastby
11thevoterforthecandidateshallbecounted;
12 (3)Novoteshallbecountedforanycandidatethatisnotmarkedsubstantiallyin
13accordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection.Thejudgesshallcountvotesmarked
14substantiallyinaccordancewiththissectionandsection115.456whentheintentofthevoter
15seemsclear.Regulationspromulgatedbythesecretaryofstateshallbeusedbythejudgesto
16determinevoterintent.Noballotcontaininganypropervotesshallberejectedforcontaining
17fewermarksthanareauthorizedbylaw;
18 (4)Write-invotesshallbecountedonlyforcandidatesforelectiontoofficewhohave
19filedadeclarationofintenttobeawrite-incandidateforelectiontoofficewiththeproper
20electionauthority,whoshallthennotifytheproperfilingofficerofthewrite-incandidate
21priorto5:00p.m.onthesecondFridayimmediatelyprecedingtheelectionday;exceptthat,
22write-invotesshallbecountedonlyforcandidatesforelectiontostateorfederalofficewho
HCSHB507 12 23havefiledadeclarationofintenttobeawrite-incandidateforelectiontostateorfederal
24officewiththesecretaryofstatepursuanttosection115.353priorto5:00p.m.onthesecond
25Fridayimmediatelyprecedingtheelectionday.Nopersonwhofiledasapartyor
26independentcandidatefornominationorelectiontoanofficemay,withoutwithdrawingas
27providedbylaw,fileasawrite-incandidateforelectiontothesameofficeforthesameterm.
28Nocandidatewhofilesfornominationtoanofficeandisnotnominatedataprimaryelection
29mayfileadeclarationofintenttobeawrite-incandidateforthesameofficeatthegeneral
30election.Whendeclarationsareproperlyfiledwiththesecretaryofstate,thesecretaryof
31stateshallpromptlytransmitcopiesofallsuchdeclarationstotheproperelectionauthorities
32forfurtheractionpursuanttothissection.Theelectionauthorityshallfurnishalisttothe
33electionjudgesandcountingteamspriortoelectiondayofallwrite-incandidateswhohave
34filedsuchdeclaration.[Thissubdivisionshallnotapplytoelectionswhereincandidatesare
35beingelectedtoanofficeforwhichnocandidatehasfiled.] Nopersonshallfileadeclaration
36ofintenttobeawrite-incandidateforelectiontoanymunicipalofficeunlesssuchpersonis
37qualifiedtobecertifiedasacandidateundersection115.306;
38 (5)Write-invotesshallbecastandcountedforacandidatewithoutpartydesignation.
39Write-invotesforapersoncastwithapartydesignationshallnotbecounted.Exceptfor
40candidatesforpoliticalpartycommittees,nocandidateshallbeelectedasawrite-incandidate
41unlesssuchcandidatereceivesaseparatepluralityofthevoteswithoutpartydesignation
42regardlessofwhetherornotthetotalwrite-invotesforsuchcandidateunderallpartyand
43withoutpartydesignationstotalsamajorityofthevotescast;
44 (6)Whensubmittedtotheelectionauthority,eachdeclarationofintenttobeawrite-
45incandidatefortheofficeofUnitedStatespresidentshallincludethenameofacandidatefor
46vicepresidentandthenameofnomineesforpresidentialelectorequaltothenumbertowhich
47thestateisentitled.Atleastonequalifiedresidentofeachcongressionaldistrictshallbe
48nominatedaspresidentialelector.Eachsuchdeclarationofintenttobeawrite-incandidate
49shallbeaccompaniedbyadeclarationofcandidacyforeachpresidentialelectorin
50substantiallytheformsetforthinsubsection3ofsection115.399.Eachdeclarationof
51candidacyfortheofficeofpresidentialelectorshallbesubscribedandsworntobythe
52candidatebeforetheelectionofficialreceivingthedeclarationofintenttobeawrite-in,
53notarypublicorotherofficerauthorizedbylawtoadministeroaths.
115.635.1.Thefollowingoffenses,andanyothersspecificallysodescribedbylaw,
2shallbeclassthreeelectionoffensesandaredeemedmisdemeanorsconnectedwiththe
3exerciseoftherightofsuffrage.Convictionforanyoftheseoffensesshallbepunishedby
4imprisonmentofnotmorethanoneyearorbyfineofnotmorethantwothousandfive
5hundreddollars,orbybothsuchimprisonmentandfine:
HCSHB507 13 6 (1)Giving,lending,agreeingtogiveorlend,offering,promising,orendeavoringto
7procure,anymoneyorvaluableconsideration,office,orplaceofemployment,toorforany
8voter,toorforanypersononbehalfofanyvoter,ortoorforanyperson,inordertoinduce
9anyvotertovoteorrefrainfromvotingorcorruptlydoinganysuchactonaccountofsuch
10voterhavingalreadyvotedorrefrainedfromvotingatanyelection;
11 (2)Makinguseof,orthreateningtomakeuseof,anyforce,violence,orrestraint,or
12inflictingorthreateningtoinflictanyinjury,damage,harmorlossuponoragainstany
13person,inordertoinduceorcompelsuchpersontovoteorrefrainfromvotingatany
14election;
15 (3)Impedingorpreventing,orattemptingtoimpedeorprevent,byabduction,duress
16oranyfraudulentdeviceorcontrivance,thefreeexerciseofthefranchiseofanyvoteror,by
17abduction,duress,oranyfraudulentdevice,compelling,inducing,orprevailinguponany
18votertovoteorrefrainfromvotingatanyelection;
19 (4)Giving,ormakinganagreementtogive,anymoney,property,rightinaction,or
20othergratuityorreward,inconsiderationofanygrantordeputationofoffice;
21 (5)Bringingintothisstateanynonresidentpersonwithintentthatsuchpersonshall
22voteatanelectionwithoutpossessingtherequisitequalifications;
23 (6)Askingfor,receiving,ortakinganymoneyorotherrewardbywayofgift,loan,or
24otherdeviceoragreeingorcontractingforanymoney,gift,office,employment,orother
25reward,forgiving,orrefrainingfromgiving,hisorhervoteinanyelection;
26 (7)Removing,destroyingoralteringanysuppliesorinformationplacedinorneara
27votingboothforthepurposeofenablingavotertopreparehisorherballot;
28 (8)Enteringavotingboothorcompartmentexceptasspecificallyauthorizedbylaw;
29 (9)Onthepartofanyelectionofficial,challenger,watcherorpersonassistinga
30persontovote,revealingordisclosinganyinformationastohowanyvotermayhavevoted,
31indicatedthatthepersonhadvotedexceptasauthorizedbythischapter,indicatedanintentto
32voteorofferedtovote,excepttoagrandjuryorpursuanttoalawfulsubpoenainacourt
33proceedingrelatingtoanelectionoffense;
34 (10)Onthepartofanyregistrationorelectionofficial,refusingtopermitanyperson
35toregistertovoteortovotewhensuchofficialknowsthepersonislegallyentitledtoregister
36orlegallyentitledtovote;
37 (11)Attemptingtocommitorparticipatinginanattempttocommitanyclassoneor
38classtwoelectionoffense;
39 (12)Threateningtoharmorengaginginconductreasonablycalculatedto
40harass,includingstalkingundersection565.227,anelectionjudge,challenger,watcher,
41oremployeeorvolunteerofanelectionauthority,oramemberofsuchperson'sfamily;
HCSHB507 14 42 (13)Attemptingtoinduce,influence,deceive,orpressureanelectionofficialor
43memberofanelectionofficial'sfamilytoviolateanyprovisionofthischapter;
44 (14)Disseminating,throughanymeans,thehomeaddress,hometelephone
45number,mobiletelephonenumber,personalemailaddress,socialsecuritynumber,
46federaltaxidentificationnumber,checkingaccountnumber,savingsaccountnumber,
47creditcardnumber,maritalstatus,oridentityofachildundereighteenyearsofage,of
48anelectionjudge,challenger,watcher,oremployeeorvolunteerofanelectionauthority,
49oramemberofsuchperson'sfamily,forthepurposesofthreateningtoharmor
50engaginginconductreasonablycalculatedtoharassanelectionjudge,challenger,
51watcher,oremployeeorvolunteerofanelectionauthorityoramemberofsuchperson's
52familyorattemptingtoinduce,influence,deceive,orpressureanelectionofficialora
53memberofanelectionofficial'sfamilytoviolateanyprovisionofthischapter.
54 2.Forthepurposesofthissection,theterm"electionofficial"includesthe
55electionauthorityforthecounty,electionjudges,andothervolunteersoremployeesof
56anelectionauthority.Ifaviolationofsubdivision(12),(13),or(14)ofsubsection1of
57thissectionresultsindeathorbodilyinjurytoanelectionofficialoramemberofthe
58official'sfamily,theoffenseshallbeaclassBfelony.
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