This act changes various election deadlines. In response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Buckley v. American Constitutional Law, No. The Supreme Court held that requiring petition circulators to be registered voters violated First Amendment freedom of speech rights. This act requires the last four digits of a voter's Social Security Number, and makes the statement of place of birth optional on voter registration applications. Voter history information must be provided to the Secretary of State's centralized voter registration system within six months of the election.
Nothing requires voter information to be released over the Internet.
Any rule promulgated pursuant to these provisions is subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 536, RSMo, and as provided in this act. This act repeals a provision making it illegal for non-incumbent candidates to lead voters to believe they are incumbents. This act prohibits any nominating committee member from acting as chair in certification of such person's own selection as candidate. The absentee voting list in St. Louis County would be unavailable, except to authorized persons, until the Friday before the election, which is consistent with St. Louis City and Jackson County. Any person providing assistance to an absentee voter must sign a statement that the person assisted the voter and the person must provide his or her name and address on the statement.