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MO Rev Stat § 115.135 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.135 - Persons entitled to register, when — identification required — military service, registration, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2015   115.135. Persons entitled to register, when — identification required — military service, registration, when. — 1. Any person who is qualified to vote, or who shall become qualified to vote on or before the day of election, shall be entitled to register in the jurisdiction within which he or she resides. In order to vote in any election for which registration is required, a person must be registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence no later than 5:00 p.m., or the normal closing time of any public building where the registration is being held if such time is later than 5:00 p.m., on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election, unless the voter is an interstate former resident, an intrastate new resident, a new resident, or a covered voter, as defined in section 115.275. Except as provided in subsection 4 of this section, in no case shall registration for an election extend beyond 10:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election. Any person registering after such date shall be eligible to vote in subsequent elections.  2. A person applying to register with an election authority or a deputy registration official shall identify himself or herself by presenting a copy of a birth certificate, a Native American tribal document, other proof of United States citizenship, a valid Missouri drivers license or other form of personal identification at the time of registration.  3. Except as provided in federal law or federal elections and in section 115.277, no person shall be entitled to vote if the person has not registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence prior to the deadline to register to vote.  4. A covered voter as defined in section 115.275 who has been discharged from military service, has returned from a military deployment or activation, or has separated from employment outside the territorial limits of the United States after the deadline to register to vote, and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote, may register to vote in an election in person before the election authority until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before such election. Such persons shall produce sufficient documentation showing evidence of qualifying for late registration pursuant to this section. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.015, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2015 S.B. 34 & 105)
MO Rev Stat § 115.136 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.136 - Secretary of state, duties pursuant to National Voter Registration Act — list of voter registration sites — further duties of secretary of state — rules — civil action, notice.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.136. Secretary of state, duties pursuant to National Voter Registration Act — list of voter registration sites — further duties of secretary of state — rules — civil action, notice. — 1. The secretary of state shall be the chief state election official responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.  2. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission of requested data from the election authorities to the Federal Election Commission.  3. The secretary of state shall supply each election authority with a list of all public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices that are designated as voter registration sites within the jurisdiction of the election authority.  4. The secretary of state shall consult with the Federal Election Commission in the formation of a national mail voter registration application form.  5. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission to the appropriate election authority of the notification by the United States attorney of the conviction of a Missouri citizen for a federal felony offense.  6. The secretary of state may promulgate rules only to ensure state compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.  7. Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of the National Voter Registration Act may provide written notice of the violation to the secretary of state and may bring a civil action pursuant to the process prescribed by section 11 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.137 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.137 - Registered voters may vote in all elections — exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.137. Registered voters may vote in all elections — exception. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen who is entitled to register and vote shall be entitled to register for and vote pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in all statewide public elections and all public elections held for districts and political subdivisions within which he resides.  2. Any person who and only persons who fulfill the ownership requirements shall be entitled to vote in elections for which ownership of real property is required by law for voting. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.020, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.139 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.139 - Unregistered voter may not vote — exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   115.139. Unregistered voter may not vote — exception. — Except as provided in subsection 2 of section 115.137 and section 115.277, no person shall be permitted to vote in any election unless the person is duly registered in accordance with this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.025, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 115.140 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.140 - Handicapped and hearing-impaired persons, provision for.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986, 2 histories   115.140. Handicapped and hearing-impaired persons, provision for. — At least one-half of the voter registration sites provided by each election authority shall be accessible to handicapped persons. Each election authority shall also provide interpreter services upon request for persons with hearing impairments who wish to register. ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al. § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 115.141 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.141 - Registration to be supervised by election authority.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.141. Registration to be supervised by election authority. — Each election authority shall supervise the registration of voters within its jurisdiction in accordance with this subchapter and shall direct the activities of all deputy registration officials. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.030)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.143 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.143 - Deputy registration officials, qualifications of, persons eligible to serve as.

Effective - 20 May 1982   115.143. Deputy registration officials, qualifications of, persons eligible to serve as. — 1. Each election authority may appoint persons regularly employed in the office of the clerk of any city, town or village, any department of revenue fee office, or any school, library or other tax-supported public agency in its jurisdiction as deputy registration officials.  2. Each election authority may appoint any number of additional persons to serve as deputy registration officials. Each such deputy shall be a registered voter in the jurisdiction of the appointing election authority.  3. Each election authority may appoint, with the concurrence of the top administrator of each school, at least one staff person or instructor as a deputy registration official in each school that chooses to participate in voter registration. As used in this subsection, the term "school" means any school building in this state in which grades nine through twelve or grades ten through twelve are taught, including public, nonpublic, vocational and vocational-technical school buildings. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.035, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)  Effective 5-20-82
MO Rev Stat § 115.145 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.145 - Registration duties of election authority.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.145. Registration duties of election authority. — Each election authority shall have the following duties with respect to registration:  (1) To conduct registration at its office or offices throughout the entire year, including any four-week period prior to an election for the purpose of registration of persons for subsequent elections, on all usual business days and during its regular office hours in the manner required by this chapter;  (2) To instruct and direct each deputy registration official in the performance of his or her duties including those agencies mandated and optional, including as optional any institution of higher education located in the state, under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and to supply each deputy with the proper registration forms and other necessary supplies;  (3) To designate the times, dates and places or areas for additional voter registration by any deputy appointed pursuant to subsection 2 of section 115.143, and to publicize the times, dates and places or areas of such registration in any manner reasonably calculated to inform the public; provided, that the place or area for voter registration by deputies appointed under subsection 3 of section 115.143 shall be located in the school for which the deputy has been appointed;  (4) Retain all voter registration records and registration list maintenance records for a minimum of two years. The election authority shall compile data from the records as may be necessary for compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993;  (5) Number or use another system of identifying the original agency of the voter registration application. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.040, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.147 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.147 - Deputy registration officials, duties of.

Effective - 20 May 1982   115.147. Deputy registration officials, duties of. — Each deputy registration official shall have the following duties:  (1) To comply with all reasonable instruction and direction by the election authority which is not inconsistent with this subchapter; and  (2) To conduct registration at his regular place of business throughout the entire year on all usual business days and at the usual office hours in the manner required by this subchapter, unless he has been appointed pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 of section 115.143, in which case he shall conduct registration during the dates and times and at the places or areas designated by the election authority in the manner required by this subchapter. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.045, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)  Effective 5-20-82
MO Rev Stat § 115.149 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.149 - Election authorities' registration jurisdictions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1979   115.149. Election authorities' registration jurisdictions. — 1. Within its jurisdiction, each election authority may register any person who is qualified to register in the jurisdiction. Each election authority may issue information cards to registered voters.  2. Upon agreement with another election authority, any election authority may register any person qualified to register in its jurisdiction in the jurisdiction of the other election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.050, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275)
MO Rev Stat § 115.151 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.151 - Registration complete, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.151. Registration complete, when. — 1. Each qualified applicant who appears before the election authority shall be deemed registered as of the time the applicant's completed, signed and sworn registration application is witnessed by the election authority or deputy registration official.  2. Each applicant who registers by mail shall be deemed to be registered as of the date the application is postmarked, if such application is accepted and not rejected by the election authority and the verification notice required pursuant to section 115.155 is not returned as undeliverable by the postal service.  3. Each applicant who registers at a voter registration agency or the division of motor vehicle and drivers licensing of the department of revenue shall be deemed to be registered as of the date the application is signed by the applicant, if such application is accepted and not rejected by the election authority and the verification notice required pursuant to section 115.155 is not returned as undeliverable by the postal service. Voter registration agencies and the division of motor vehicle and drivers licensing of the department of revenue shall transmit voter registration application forms to the appropriate election authority not later than five business days after the form is completed by the applicant. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.055, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.159 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.159 - Registration by mail — delivery of absentee ballots, when — provisional ballot by mail permitted, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014, 2 histories   115.159. Registration by mail — delivery of absentee ballots, when — provisional ballot by mail permitted, when. — 1. Any person who is qualified to register in Missouri shall, upon application, be entitled to register by mail. Upon request, application forms shall be furnished by the election authority or the secretary of state.  2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the election authority shall not deliver any absentee ballot to any person who registers to vote by mail until after such person has:  (1) Voted, in person, after presentation of a proper form of identification set out in section 115.427, for the first time following registration; or  (2) Provided a copy of identification set out in section 115.427 to the election authority. ­­This subsection shall not apply to those persons identified in section 115.283 who are exempted from obtaining a notary seal or signature on their absentee ballots. An individual who has registered to vote by mail but who does not meet the requirements of this subsection may cast a provisional ballot by mail. Such ballot shall not be counted pursuant to this chapter, and the individual shall be notified of the reason for not counting the ballot.  3. Subsection 2 of this section shall not apply in the case of a person:  (1) Who registers to vote by mail pursuant to Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and submits a copy of a current and valid photo identification as part of such registration;  (2) Who registers to vote by mail pursuant to Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and:  (a) Submits with such registration either a driver's license number, or at least the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number; and  (b) With respect to whom the secretary of state matches the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision with an existing state identification record bearing the same number, name, and date of birth as provided in such registration;  (3) Who is:  (a) A covered voter defined in section 115.902;  (b) Provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to Section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act; or  (c) Entitled to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to any other federal law. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.075, A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.160 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.160 - Driver's license applicants to receive voter registration application, contents — rules — forwarding of application to election authority, when — documentation required.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories   115.160. Driver's license applicants to receive voter registration application, contents — rules — forwarding of application to election authority, when — documentation required. — 1. All Missouri driver's license applicants shall receive a voter registration application form as a simultaneous part of the application for a driver's license, renewal of driver's license, change of address, duplicate request and a nondriver's license.  2. If a single application form is used, the voter registration application portion of any application described in subsection 1 of this section may not require any information that duplicates information required in the driver's license portion of the form, except a second signature or other information required by law.  3. After conferring with the secretary of state as the chief state election official responsible for overseeing of the voter registration process, the director of revenue shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the format of the voter registration application used by the department.  4. No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a driver's license or nondriver's license to sign a voter registration application may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.  5. Any voter registration application received pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be forwarded to the election authority located within that county or any city not within a county, or if there is more than one election authority within the county, then to the election authority located nearest to the location where the driver's license application was received. The election authority receiving the application forms shall review the applications and forward any applications pertaining to a different election authority to that election authority.  6. A completed voter registration application accepted in the driver's licensing process shall be transmitted to the election authority described in subsection 5 of this section not later than five business days after the form is completed by the applicant.  7. Any person registering to vote when applying for or renewing a Missouri driver's license shall submit with the application form a copy of a birth certificate, a Native American tribal document, or other proof of United States citizenship, a valid Missouri driver's license, or other form of personal identification. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353)
MO Rev Stat § 115.161 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.161 - Registration of persons unable to write.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.161. Registration of persons unable to write. — If any person applying to register in person pursuant to this subchapter is unable to write, the election official shall fill in the registration cards, and the applicant shall sign by mark, witnessed by the election official. The election official shall note the applicant's height in feet and inches, weight, color of eyes and other distinguishing features under the title "Remarks" on the registration cards. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.080, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.162 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.162 - Secretary of state to provide voter registration applications at certain public offices — duties of voter registration agency — declination of registration.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.162. Secretary of state to provide voter registration applications at certain public offices — duties of voter registration agency — declination of registration. — 1. A voter registration application shall be provided by the secretary of state in all offices of the state that provide public assistance, all offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities, and other offices as directed by the governor. In addition all Armed Forces recruitment offices shall be considered a voter registration agency.  2. At each voter registration agency, the following services shall be made available:  (1) Assistance to applicants in completing voter registration application forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance;  (2) Acceptance of completed voter registration application forms for transmittal to the election authority located in the same county or any city not within a county, or if there is more than one election authority within the county, to the election authority nearest to the office of the agency. The election authority receiving the application forms shall review the applications and forward any applications pertaining to a different election authority to that election authority;  (3) Voter registration sites shall transmit voter registration application forms to the appropriate election authority not later than five business days after the form is completed by the applicant;  (4) If a voter registration agency provides services to a person with a disability at the person's home, the agency shall provide the services provided in this section at the person's home.  3. An applicant declining to register in any agency shall be noted in a declination section incorporated into the voter registration form used by the agency. No information relating to a declination to register to vote in connection with an application made at a voter registration agency may be used for any purpose other than voter registration. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)