MO SB54

Requires governor and lieutenant governor candidates to be nominated and elected jointly as a single ticket, with both names appearing together on the ballot enclosed in a brace with one voting square.

Changes transition period provisions to refer to governor-elect and lieutenant governor-elect as joint holders of office and removes the requirement that their transition facilities be separate.

Eliminates lieutenant governor from the list of offices that can trigger special primary elections in case of tied votes, as the position will no longer have independent primary elections.

Requires each gubernatorial candidate in the general election to certify their lieutenant governor running mate to the secretary of state by the eleventh Tuesday before the election, with failure to do so resulting in withdrawal as a gubernatorial candidate.

Makes the bill effective only upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment to section 17 of Article IV mandating the joint nomination and election of governor and lieutenant governor.