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MO HB67

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2015

Primary Sponsor

Tony Dugger

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands "covered voter" definition to include uniformed services members, overseas voters, civilian federal employees abroad, and their spouses/dependents, allowing them to vote by absentee ballot in federal, statewide, and state legislative elections using a federal postcard application

  • Allows covered voters discharged from military service, returned from deployment, or separated from overseas employment after the registration deadline to register in person until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election

  • Permits participants in the address confidentiality program (domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, or stalking victims) to vote absentee using their program identification information instead of their actual name and address

  • Allows emergency workers responding to declared emergencies to request and return absentee ballots via mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, with extended request deadlines until 5:00 p.m. on the Monday before the election if the emergency is declared after the normal deadline

  • Disqualifies candidates for public office who have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor under federal law or a felony under state law, and requires candidates to file an affidavit affirming they are not delinquent on state, personal property, municipal, or real property taxes

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions related to elections

Last Action

HCS Reported Do Pass (H)

4/7/2015

Committee Referrals

Select Committee on State and Local Governments3/17/2015
Elections1/20/2015

Full Bill Text

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