MO HB1776

Allows voters at general elections to vote a straight party ticket by placing a single mark in a circle below a party name, which counts as a vote for all candidates of that party on the ballot.

Permits split-ticket voting by allowing voters to mark the straight party circle and then mark individual candidates from other parties, with individually marked candidates overriding the straight party selection.

Applies to both paper ballots and electronic voting systems, with ballots required to display a circle one-half inch in diameter below each party name to enable straight-ticket voting.

Requires election judges counting paper ballots to separate straight party ballots from split-ticket ballots and count them separately during vote tabulation.

Makes conforming changes to voting machine requirements and ballot counting procedures to accommodate straight-ticket voting options at general elections.