MO HB699

Repeals and replaces six sections of Missouri election law (115.225, 115.237, 115.249, 115.439, 115.449, and 115.453) relating to voting systems and ballot procedures.

Permits voters at general elections to vote a straight party ticket by making a single mark in a circle below the party name, allowing all candidates of that party to be counted as voted for.

Allows voters to split tickets by marking the party circle and then marking individual candidates from other parties, with individual candidate marks overriding the party circle selection.

Adds a half-inch diameter circle immediately below each party name on ballots for use with electronic voting systems to enable straight party ticket voting.

Authorizes computerized voting systems with paper audit trail capability while maintaining existing requirements for ballot secrecy, write-in voting, and accurate vote counting.