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MO SB679

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2010

Primary Sponsor

Joan Bray

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals and replaces sections 115.315 and 115.327 of Missouri law relating to third-party candidate and new political party registration, collectively known as the "Fair Ballot Access Act"

  • Removes the requirement that presidential elector nominees and their presidential and vice presidential candidates be named on new party formation petitions

  • Requires new party petitions to include names and addresses of a provisional chairman and treasurer, with a maximum five-word party name

  • Maintains signature requirements of 10,000 registered voters statewide for statewide party formation, or 2% of voters from the last relevant election (minimum 10,000) for district or county parties

  • Requires independent candidates and new parties to file declarations of candidacy and certified lists of all candidates with their offices, subscribed and sworn before election officials or notaries public

Legislative Description

Modifies the paperwork requirements for the formation of a new political party and the nomination of independent candidates

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee

1/13/2010

Committee Referrals

Financial And Governmental Organizations And Elections1/13/2010

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