HB 2153 Summary

• Establishes the "Election Consolidation Act of 2010" moving Missouri municipal elections from annual April elections to odd-numbered years starting April 2011, with terms adjusted from 1-3 years to 2-4 year terms.

• Creates the "State Election Subsidy Fund" to be funded by General Assembly appropriations for state payment of election costs, with any unspent funds retained in the fund rather than reverting to general revenue.

• Moves primary election day from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August to June beginning in 2011, and moves the presidential preference primary from February to June.

• Modifies candidate filing deadlines for primary elections, moving them from late March to late February in 2011 and thereafter, with filing period opening on the last Tuesday in January.

• Changes election cost allocation terminology from "political subdivisions and special districts" to "public entities" and clarifies state payment obligations for certain elections through the new state election subsidy fund.