FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.617
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESTINNETT.
0970H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections115.133and561.026,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
relatingtovoterqualifications.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections115.133and561.026,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections115.133and561.026,toreadasfollows:
115.133.1.Exceptasprovidedinsubsection2ofthissection,anycitizenofthe
2UnitedStateswhoisaresidentofthestateofMissouriandseventeenyearsandsixmonthsof
3ageoroldershallbeentitledtoregisterandtovoteinanyelectionwhichisheldonorafter
4hiseighteenthbirthday.
5 2.Nopersonwhoisadjudgedincapacitatedshallbeentitledtoregisterorvote.No
6personshallbeentitledtovote:
7 (1)Whileconfinedunderasentenceofimprisonment[;
8 (2)Whileonprobationorparole] afterconvictionofafelony[, untilfinally
9dischargedfromsuchprobationorparole] ormisdemeanor; or
10 [(3)](2)Afterconvictionofafelonyormisdemeanorconnectedwiththerightof
11suffrage.
12 3.Exceptasprovidedinfederallaworfederalelectionsandinsection115.277,no
13personshallbeentitledtovoteifthepersonhasnotregisteredtovoteinthejurisdictionofhis
14orherresidencepriortothedeadlinetoregistertovote.
561.026.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawexceptforsection610.140,a
2personwhoisconvicted:
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 3 (1)Of[anyoffense] afelonyormisdemeanorshallbedisqualifiedfromregistering
4andvotinginanyelectionunderthelawsofthisstatewhileconfinedunderasentenceof
5imprisonment;
6 (2)Ofafelonyormisdemeanorconnectedwiththeexerciseoftherightofsuffrage
7shallbeforeverdisqualifiedfromregisteringandvoting;
8 (3)Ofanyfelonyshallbeforeverdisqualifiedfromservingasajuror.
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