MO HB703

Election commissioners in Missouri would be elected by voters rather than appointed by the governor, beginning August 28, 2015

Elected commissioners would serve four-year terms, with initial elections held on the authorized election day immediately preceding the expiration of current appointed commissioners' terms

After initial elections, all subsequent board of election commissioner elections would occur on general election day

Registered voters in first classification counties without election boards can petition to establish one, requiring signatures equal to at least 15% of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election

Each board remains composed of four members with bipartisan requirements: two from each major political party, with the chairman and secretary from different parties