MO HCR53

On March 27, 2012, the Circuit Court of Cole County found the original Summary Statement insufficient because it referenced a "Voter Protection Act" that did not appear in the proposed constitutional amendment text.

Section 116.155, RSMo authorizes the General Assembly to formulate summary statements for measures referred to voters.

The court vacated the original summary statement and gave the General Assembly an opportunity to revise it.

The revised Summary Statement reads: "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to create standards for enacting general laws that authorize advance voting, require the use of government-issued photo identification in order to vote, and govern voting procedures based on whether an individual is voting in person or by absentee ballot?"

The Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives is instructed to submit a properly inscribed copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State.