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MO SB3

Bill

Status

Vetoed

6/17/2011

Primary Sponsor

John Diehl

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes advance voting centers in each Missouri county (one per 100,000 population) operating from the third Saturday before an election through the Tuesday before, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

  • Requires voters to present photographic personal identification from a specified list (Missouri driver's license, nondriver's license, military ID, or equivalent document issued by U.S. or Missouri).

  • Allows voters without required identification to cast provisional ballots after executing an affidavit if they have a disability, cannot afford identification documents, have sincere religious beliefs against the forms, or were born on or before January 1, 1941.

  • Permits provisional ballot voters without identification to return to the election authority within three days with proper identification to have their ballots counted.

  • Requires the state to provide nondriver's license photo identification at no cost to qualified voters lacking other acceptable forms of identification.

  • Makes the entire act contingent on voter approval of a constitutional amendment authorizing advance voting and photo identification requirements.

Legislative Description

Establishes photo identification requirements for voting and requirements for advance voting

Last Action

No motion made to override Governor's veto

9/14/2011

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Review4/26/2011
Elections3/3/2011
Financial And Governmental Organizations And Elections1/12/2011

Full Bill Text

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