MO HB1449

Allows registered voters to cast early ballots in person at a central voting location beginning the sixth Tuesday before an election, with voting continuing until 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately before the election.

Requires election authorities with more than 175,000 registered voters to establish at least one satellite voting location for November presidential elections and other designated elections, with satellite locations open at least 4 hours daily for at least 14 days before the election.

Establishes procedures for early ballot voting using electronic voting systems at central and satellite locations, with ballots not tabulated until election day and memory cards secured daily at the election authority's central office.

Removes requirement for voters to state their reason for voting absentee ballot and eliminates "absentee ballot" language in certain contexts, replacing it with "early ballot" for in-person early voting.

Requires state funding from the general revenue fund or secretary of state's office to cover election authority costs for implementing early ballot voting, with no enforcement of early ballot requirements if no funding is appropriated.