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MO HB249

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Mike Colona

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reinstates straight-ticket voting in Missouri general elections, allowing voters to cast a single mark in a circle below a party name to vote for all candidates of that party
  • Requires ballots to include a one-half inch diameter circle immediately below each party name for straight-ticket voting purposes
  • Allows split-ticket voting by marking the party circle and then marking individual candidates from other parties, with the individual marks overriding the party selection for those specific offices
  • Applies to both electronic voting systems and paper ballots, with corresponding updates to voting machine requirements and ballot counting procedures
  • Amends six sections of Missouri Revised Statutes (115.225, 115.237, 115.249, 115.439, 115.449, and 115.453) relating to election procedures

Legislative Description

Allows an individual at a general election to vote a straight party line ticket by voting for all candidates of the same political party with a single punch or mark

Last Action

Referred: Elections(H)

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Elections5/15/2015

Full Bill Text

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