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MO Rev Stat § 115.436 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.436 - Physically disabled may vote at polling place, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   115.436. Physically disabled may vote at polling place, procedure. — 1. In jurisdictions using paper ballots and electronic voting systems, when any physically disabled voter within two hundred feet of a polling place is unable to enter the polling place, two election judges, one of each major political party, shall take a ballot, equipment and materials necessary for voting to the voter. The voter shall mark the ballot, and the election judges shall place the ballot in an envelope and place it in the ballot box.  2. In jurisdictions using voting machines, when any physically disabled voter within two hundred feet of a polling place is unable to enter the polling place, two election judges, one of each major political party, shall take an absentee ballot to the voter. The voter shall mark the ballot, and the election judges shall place the ballot in an envelope and place it in the ballot box.  3. Upon request to the election authority, the election authority in any jurisdiction shall designate a polling place accessible to any physically disabled voter other than the polling place to which that voter would normally be assigned to vote, provided that the candidates and issues voted on are consistent for both the designated location and the voting location for the voter's precinct. Upon request, the election authority may also assign members of the physically disabled voter's household and such voter's caregiver to the same voting location as the physically disabled voter. In no event shall a voter be assigned under this section to a designated location apart from the established voting location for the voter's precinct if the voter objects to the assignment to another location. ­­-------- (L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2005 H.B. 280, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
MO Rev Stat § 115.439 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.439 - Procedure for voting paper ballot — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   115.439. Procedure for voting paper ballot — rulemaking authority. — 1. If paper ballots are used, the voter shall, immediately upon receiving his ballot, go alone to a voting booth and vote his ballot in the following manner:  (1) When a voter desires to vote for a candidate, the voter shall place a distinguishing mark immediately beside the name of the candidate for which the voter intends to vote;  (2) If a write-in line appears on the ballot, the voter may write the name of the person for whom he or she wishes to vote on the line and place a distinguishing mark immediately beside the name;  (3) If the ballot is one which contains no candidates, the voter shall place a distinguishing mark directly to the left of each "YES" or "NO" he desires to vote. ­­No voter shall vote for the same person more than once for the same office at the same election.  2. If the voter accidentally spoils his ballot or ballot card or makes an error, he may return it to an election judge and receive another. The election judge shall mark "SPOILED" across the ballot or ballot card and place it in an envelope marked "SPOILED BALLOTS". After another ballot has been prepared in the manner provided in section 115.433, the ballot shall be given to the voter for voting.  3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 11.080, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
MO Rev Stat § 115.441 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.441 - Delay by voter prohibited.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.441. Delay by voter prohibited. — Each voter shall vote without undue delay. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 11.085)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.443 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.443 - Paper ballots, how marked — electronic voting machines, how voted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   115.443. Paper ballots, how marked — electronic voting machines, how voted. — 1. Where paper ballots are used, the voter shall, before leaving the voting booth, fold his ballot so that the distinguishing marks are concealed. The voter shall place his ballot in the ballot box and leave the polling place immediately.  2. Where electronic voting machines are used, the voter shall register his vote as directed in the instructions for use of the machine and leave the polling place immediately. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 11.090, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 115.445 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.445 - No one but voter in booth, exception.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   115.445. No one but voter in booth, exception. — 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, no one other than the voter shall be permitted in any voting booth or permitted to be in any position where he may see how a voter is voting.  2. If any voter, after entering a voting booth, asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, two election judges of different political parties shall give such instructions. Such judges shall not enter the voting booth unless it is impossible to give the instructions otherwise. After giving the instructions, the judges shall leave the area and take all necessary measures to insure that the voter casts his vote in secret.  3. If any voter declares under oath to the election judges that he cannot read or write, is blind or has any other physical disability and cannot vote his ballot, he may be assisted by the election judges or by any person of his own choice other than a judge. If the voter asks for the assistance of election judges, two judges of different political parties shall go to the voting booth and cast his vote as he directs. If the voter asks for the assistance of someone other than election judges, the assistant shall go to the voting booth with the voter and cast his vote as he directs. No person, other than election judges and members of such voters' immediate families, shall assist more than one voter at one election.  4. A child under the age of eighteen shall be allowed to accompany his or her parent, grandparent, or guardian into a voting booth. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 11.095, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730)
MO Rev Stat § 115.447 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.447 - Definitions.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.447. Definitions. — 1. As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly implies otherwise, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Counting judges" are the two judges, one from each major political party, who read each vote received by all candidates and each vote for and against all questions at a polling place;  (2) "Receiving judges" are the two judges, one from each major political party, who initial each voter's ballot at a polling place;  (3) "Recording judges" are the two judges, one from each major political party, who tally the votes received by each candidate and for and against each question at a polling place. These terms describe functions rather than individuals, and any election judge may perform more than one function at a polling place on election day.  2. As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly implies otherwise, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Defective ballot" is any ballot card on which the number of write-in votes and votes cast on the ballot card for any office exceed the number allowed by law, and any ballot card which is bent or damaged so that it cannot be properly counted by automatic tabulating equipment;  (2) "Rejected ballot" is any ballot on which no votes are counted because the ballot fails to have the initials of the proper election judges, because the number of votes for all offices and on all questions exceeds the number authorized by law, because the voter is deemed by the election judges to be unqualified, because it is an absentee ballot not accompanied by a completed and signed affidavit, or because the ballot was voted with unlawful assistance;  (3) "Spoiled ballot" is any ballot accidentally spoiled by a voter and replaced by election judges in the manner provided in subsection 2* of section 115.439. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.001)  Effective 1-01-78  *Editorial change caused by renumbering of subsections in section 115.439 as amended by S.B. 99, 2013.
MO Rev Stat § 115.449 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.449 - Ballots, when and how counted.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   115.449. Ballots, when and how counted. — 1. As soon as the polls close in each polling place using paper ballots, the election judges shall begin to count the votes. If earlier counting is begun pursuant to section 115.451, the election judges shall complete the count in the manner provided by this section. Once begun, no count shall be adjourned or postponed until all proper votes have been counted.  2. One counting judge, closely observed by the other counting judge, shall take the ballots out of the ballot box one at a time and, holding each ballot in such a way that the other counting judge may read it, shall read the name of each candidate properly voted for and the office sought by each. As each vote is called out, the recording judges shall each record the vote on a tally sheet. The votes for and against all questions shall likewise be read and recorded. If more than one political subdivision or special district is holding an election on the same day at the same polling place and using separate ballots, the counting judges may separate the ballots of each political subdivision and special district and first read one set, then the next and so on until all proper votes have been counted.  3. After the recording of all proper votes, the recording judges shall compare their tallies. When the recording judges agree on the count, they shall sign both of the tally sheets, and one of the recording judges shall announce in a loud voice the total number of votes for each candidate and for and against each question.  4. After the announcement of the vote, the election judges shall record the vote totals in the appropriate places on each statement of returns. If any tally sheet or statement of returns contains no heading for any question, the election judges shall write the necessary headings on the tally sheet or statement of returns. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.005, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
MO Rev Stat § 115.451 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.451 - Judges may read and record votes before polls close, when — procedure to be followed.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.451. Judges may read and record votes before polls close, when — procedure to be followed. — If authorized by the election authority, the election judges may read and record votes before the close of the polls. If so authorized, the election judges shall use one ballot box for the deposit of ballots during the first hour of voting. At the end of the hour, the receiving judges shall deliver the ballot box to the counting and recording judges, who shall give the receiving judges a second empty ballot box. The second ballot box shall be shown to be empty and locked in the manner provided in section 115.423. The second ballot box shall not be opened or removed from public view from the time it is shown to be empty until the time the polls close or it is removed for counting pursuant to this section. The ballot box containing the voted ballots shall be taken to a private area within the polling place, and the ballots shall be read and recorded in the manner provided by section 115.449. In no case shall ballot boxes be switched at less than one hour intervals and then only if twenty-five or more ballots have been voted during the hour. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.010)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.455 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.455 - Procedure for counting votes on questions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   115.455. Procedure for counting votes on questions. — Election judges shall count votes on each question in the following manner:  (1) If a distinguishing mark appears immediately beside or below the "YES", the question shall be counted as voted for. If a distinguishing mark appears immediately beside or below the "NO", the question shall be counted as voted against;  (2) If a distinguishing mark appears immediately beside or below the "YES" and immediately beside or below the "NO", the question shall neither be counted as voted for nor as voted against. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.020, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
MO Rev Stat § 115.457 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.457 - Uninitialed ballots rejected, exception.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.457. Uninitialed ballots rejected, exception. — If a ballot appears without the initials of two election judges, the ballot shall be rejected, except when it appears the absence of initials is due to a mistake of the election judges and that the ballot is otherwise legal and proper. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.025)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.459 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.459 - Duties of judges after polls close (paper ballots).

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.459. Duties of judges after polls close (paper ballots). — At each polling place using paper ballots, after the polling place is closed, the election judges shall  (1) Certify in the tally book the number of ballots cast, the number of identification certificates signed, the number of rejected and spoiled ballots and the number of ballots received at the polling place which were not cast at the election. If the number of signed identification certificates is not the same as the number of ballots cast, the judges shall make a signed statement of the fact and the reasons therefor if known and shall return the statement with the statements of returns;  (2) Certify on two statements of returns the number of votes received by each candidate and for and against each question. No returns shall be signed in blank or before the polls have closed and all proper votes cast at the polling place have been counted;  (3) Certify that each statement made in the tally book and on each statement of returns is correct. If any judge declines to certify that all such statements are correct, he shall state his reasons in writing, which shall be attached to each statement of returns and returned with the statement to the election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.030)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.463 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.463 - Procedure after statements of returns signed (paper ballots).

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.463. Procedure after statements of returns signed (paper ballots). — Immediately after signing the statements of returns, the election judges shall enclose the voted ballots, tally books, tally sheets, statements of returns and other election supplies in containers designated by the election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.040)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.465 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.465 - Procedure for returning voted ballots (paper ballots).

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.465. Procedure for returning voted ballots (paper ballots). — 1. If the election authority directs the voted ballots to be returned in a ballot box, the box shall be locked and the key removed. Each election judge shall write his name on a strip of paper which shall be pasted over the keyhole of the ballot box and extended over the upper lid of the box and over the top for some distance. The strip shall be pasted in such a manner that the signatures extend across the keyhole and place of opening so that if the box is opened or the key inserted in the keyhole, the paper will be torn and the signatures destroyed. The paper shall be fastened with an adhesive material which will not permit removal of the strip without defacing it.  2. If the election authority directs the voted ballots to be returned in an envelope or other container, the container shall be sealed. Each election judge shall write his name on a strip of paper which shall be pasted over the opening of the container. The strip shall be pasted in such a manner that the signatures extend across the place of opening so that if the container is opened, the paper will be torn and the signatures destroyed. The paper shall be fastened with an adhesive material which will not permit removal of the strip without defacing it.  3. On the outside of the ballot box or other container in which the ballots are returned, the location of the polling place and the date of the election shall be printed. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.045)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.467 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.467 - Duties of judges after polls close (electronic voting).

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   115.467. Duties of judges after polls close (electronic voting). — 1. As soon as the polls close in each polling place using an electronic voting system, the election judges shall secure the marking devices against further voting and begin to count the write-in votes. If earlier counting of write-in votes is begun pursuant to section 115.469, the election judges shall complete the count in the manner provided in this section. Once begun, the count shall not be adjourned or postponed until all proper write-in votes in the ballot box have been counted.  2. The election judges shall remove the ballot cards from the ballot box and separate the ballots with write-in votes from those without write-in votes. If there is a separate form for write-in votes, all forms on which write-in votes have been recorded shall be consecutively numbered, starting with the number one, and the same number shall be placed on the ballot card of the voter. Where tallying of write-in votes is to be done at the polling place, the election judges shall compare the write-in votes with the votes cast on the ballot card. If the total number of votes including write-in votes for any office exceeds the number allowed by law, or if a voter has voted more than once for the same person for the same office at the same election, a notation of the fact shall be noted on the back of the ballot card, and it shall be returned with the write-in form, if any, to the counting location in an envelope marked "DEFECTIVE BALLOTS".  3. All proper write-in votes shall be read, recorded and counted as provided in sections 115.449 and 115.453. No write-in vote shall be counted for any candidate for any office whose name appears on the ballot label as a candidate for the office, except when more than one person is to be nominated or elected to an office. When more than one person is to be nominated or elected to an office, the voter may write in the names of one or more persons whose names do not appear on the ballot label with or without the names of one or more persons whose names do appear.  4. If any ballot card is damaged so that it cannot properly be counted by the automatic tabulating equipment, the fact shall be noted on the back of the ballot card and it shall be returned to the counting location in the envelope marked "DEFECTIVE BALLOTS". ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.050, A.L. 1978 S.B. 582)
MO Rev Stat § 115.468 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.468 - Write-in votes may be tallied at counting center.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   115.468. Write-in votes may be tallied at counting center. — At the discretion of the election authority, the verification and tallying of write-in votes may be done at the counting center by teams of election authority employees in lieu of at the polling place. ­­-------- (L. 1978 S.B. 582)
MO Rev Stat § 115.471 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.471 - Certification of tally book and statements of returns as to write-in votes (electronic voting).

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   115.471. Certification of tally book and statements of returns as to write-in votes (electronic voting). — At each polling place using an electronic voting system, after the polling place is closed, the election judges shall  (1) Certify in the tally book: the number of ballots cast by reconciling the ballot stubs against the number of identification certificates signed; the number of defective and spoiled ballots; the number of ballots with write-in votes; and the number of ballots received at the polling place which were not cast at the election. If the number of signed identification certificates is not the same as the number of ballots cast, the judges shall make a signed statement of the fact and the reasons therefor, if known, and shall return the statement with the statements of returns;  (2) Where tallying of write-in votes is to be done at the polling place, certify on two statements of returns the number of write-in votes received by each candidate. No returns shall be signed in blank or before the polls have closed and all proper write-in votes cast at the polling place have been counted;  (3) Certify that each statement made in the tally book and on each statement of returns is correct. If any judge declines to certify that all such statements are correct, he shall state his reasons in writing, which shall be attached to each statement of returns and returned with the statement to the election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.055, A.L. 1978 S.B. 582, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234)