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MO SB104

Bill

Status

Passed

7/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Will Kraus

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Disqualifies candidates for Missouri public office who have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a federal felony or misdemeanor, a state felony, or an equivalent felony in another state

  • Requires candidates to file a tax compliance affidavit with the Department of Revenue affirming no delinquency in state income, personal property, municipal, or real property taxes; candidates found to have false affirmations have 30 days to pay outstanding taxes or be disqualified from the current election and barred for an entire election cycle

  • Allows citizens to challenge official ballot titles or fiscal notes for proposed constitutional amendments, initiative petitions, or referendum measures in Cole County Circuit Court within 10 days of certification, with appeals to the Supreme Court within 10 days

  • Modifies school board election procedures for specific urban school districts based on population thresholds, including changing certain districts from biennial to annual elections with three-year terms instead of six-year terms

  • Expands community college district boards containing a city not within a county (St. Louis) from six to seven members, with six elected and one at-large member appointed by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to a six-year term

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to elections

Last Action

Signed by Governor

7/14/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Review4/22/2015
Select Committee on State and Local Governments4/7/2015
Elections3/31/2015
Financial And Governmental Organizations And Elections1/22/2015

Full Bill Text

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