MO SB832

Requires voters to designate a party affiliation at registration and restricts primary voting to the ballot of the designated party beginning January 1, 2013.

Allows voters to change or update party affiliation before the voter registration deadline for each election, with changes after the deadline effective only for subsequent elections.

Designates voting or attempting to vote a primary ballot of a different party than designated in voter registration as a class four election offense punishable by up to one year imprisonment or fines up to $2,500.

Mandates voter identification cards include party affiliation and that election authorities notify voters registered without a party affiliation of their option to designate one under new section 115.166.

Updates electronic voting systems and voting machine requirements to restrict primary voters to candidates of the party designated in their voter registration rather than party announcement on voting day.