FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 84
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BURGER.
0911S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 115, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the offense of
tampering with an election official, with penalty provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 115, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 115.638, to read as 2
follows:3
115.638. 1. A person commits the offense of tampering 1
with an election official if, with the purpose to harass or 2
intimidate an electi on official in the performance of such 3
official's official duties, such person: 4
(1) Threatens or causes harm to such election official 5
or members of such election official's family; 6
(2) Uses force, threats, or deception against or 7
toward such election official or members of such election 8
official's family; 9
(3) Attempts to induce, influence, or pressure an 10
election official or members of an election official's 11
family to violate this chapter; 12
(4) Engages in conduct reasonably cal culated to harass 13
or alarm such election official or such election official's 14
family, including stalking pursuant to section 565.225 or 15
565.227; or 16
(5) Disseminates through any means, including by 17
posting on the internet, the personal information of an 18 SB 84 2
election official or any member of an election official's 19
family. For purposes of this section, "personal 20
information" includes a home address, home telephone number, 21
mobile telephone number, personal email address, Social 22
Security number, fed eral tax identification number, checking 23
and savings account numbers, credit card numbers, marital 24
status, or identity of a child under eighteen years of age. 25
2. For the purposes of this section, the term 26
"election official" includes the election authority, 27
election judges, and other volunteers or employees of an 28
election authority. 29
3. The offense of tampering with an election official 30
is a class one election offense. If a violation of this 31
section results in death or bodily injury to an election 32
official or a member of the official's family, the offense 33
shall be a class B felony. 34