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MO Rev Stat § 115.091 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.091 - Oath of election judge.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.091. Oath of election judge. — On commissioning or before entering upon his duties, each election judge shall take and subscribe the following oath:   I solemnly swear that I will impartially discharge the duties of judge according to law, to the best of my ability and that I will not disclose how any voter has voted unless I am required to do so as a witness in a proper judicial proceeding. I also affirm that I will not allow any person to vote who is not entitled to vote and that I will make no statement nor give any information of any kind tending in any way to show the state of the count prior to the close of the polls on election day.    Sworn and subscribed to before me    this ______ day of ______, 20______    __________________       Judge of Election        __________________     Election Authority (Judge of Election)    witnessing oath    ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.030)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.093 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.093 - Vacancy, how filled.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.093. Vacancy, how filled. — If an election judge dies, resigns, becomes incapacitated, becomes disqualified, is removed pursuant to section 115.099, or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve during his term, the election authority shall appoint another qualified person from the same political party as the unable or unwilling judge to serve as a temporary judge or for the unexpired term. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.035)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.095 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.095 - Judge failing to appear, temporary judge to be appointed, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.095. Judge failing to appear, temporary judge to be appointed, how. — If any judge fails to act or to appear by the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls, the election authority shall be notified immediately by an election judge. The election authority or the election judges present in the polling place shall appoint another judge from the same political party as the judge failing to act or to appear. If the election judges elect a qualified temporary judge, such judge shall have full authority to act as judge for the election, except that such judge may be removed at any time by the election authority and replaced with another qualified judge from the same political party as the removed judge. Any judge selected pursuant to this section shall be selected to ensure that no political party shall have a majority of judges at any polling place and that each major political party has at least one judge serving at the polling place. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.040, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.097 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.097 - Judge not to be absent from polls more than one hour — not more than one judge from the same party to be absent at the same time.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.097. Judge not to be absent from polls more than one hour — not more than one judge from the same party to be absent at the same time. — No election judge shall be absent from the polls for more than one hour during the hours the polls are open on election day. No election judge shall be absent from the polls before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on election day. No more than one judge from the same major political party shall be absent from the polls at the same time on election day. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.043, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.098 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.098 - Election judges, grant, loan, or other aid program to increase compensation, requirements — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   115.098. Election judges, grant, loan, or other aid program to increase compensation, requirements — rulemaking authority. — 1. Subject to appropriation from federal funds, the secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program for the purpose of increasing the compensation of election judges. Such funding shall be made available to election authorities contingent upon the election authority increasing the compensation of election judges to an amount not less than seven dollars per hour. Such funding may be in the form of matching grants. The secretary of state when awarding grants shall give priority to jurisdictions which have the highest number of residents according to the most recent federal census, with an income below the federal poverty level as established by the federal Department of Health and Human Services or its successor agency. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.  2. 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. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
MO Rev Stat § 115.099 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.099 - Authority to supervise judges.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.099. Authority to supervise judges. — Each election authority shall have authority to direct judges in their duties and to compel compliance with the law. Each election authority may substitute judges at his discretion on election day. Each election authority shall also have authority at any time to remove any judge for good cause and to replace the judge with a qualified person from the same political party as the removed judge. Any judge selected pursuant to this section shall be selected to ensure that no political party shall have a majority of judges at any polling place and that each major political party has at least one judge serving at the polling place. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.045, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.101 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.101 - Judges' compensation, how set — not employees of election authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.101. Judges' compensation, how set — not employees of election authority. — For service in conducting elections and house-to-house canvasses, each election judge shall be paid an amount established by the election authority. For purposes of this section, and the Constitution of Missouri, election judges appointed by the election authority shall not be considered employees of the election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.050, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.102 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.102 - Election judge, service as, employer not to discriminate against — violation, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.102. Election judge, service as, employer not to discriminate against — violation, penalty. — 1. An employer shall not terminate, discipline, threaten or take adverse actions against an employee based on the employee's service as an election judge.  2. An employee who is appointed to serve as an election judge may, on election day, be absent from his or her employment for the period of time that the election authority requires the employee to serve as election judge. Employees must notify employers at least seven days prior to an election that they will be absent from work on election day due to service as an election judge.  3. An employee discharged in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employer within ninety days of discharge for recovery of lost wages and other damages caused by the violation and for an order directing reinstatement of the employee. If the employee prevails, the employee shall be entitled to receive reasonable attorney's fees and costs. ­­-------- (L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.103 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.103 - Training courses required, compensation while in training authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   115.103. Training courses required, compensation while in training authorized. — All election authorities shall establish training courses for election judges. Such courses shall include substantially the curriculum developed by the secretary of state's office in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Election authorities may compensate judges for attendance at the rate set for election service subject to the approval of the governing body of a county not having a board of election commissioners, or the political subdivision or special district. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.055, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
MO Rev Stat § 115.106 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.106 - Persons administering youth election admitted to polling place — oath — misconduct, removal for.

Effective - 13 Jun 1996   115.106. Persons administering youth election admitted to polling place — oath — misconduct, removal for. — 1. Before being permitted to enter the polling place, each person designated by the election authority to administer a simulated youth election shall take the following oath:   I do solemnly swear that I will make no statement nor give any information of any kind tending in any way to show the state of the count prior to the close of the polls on election day.   Sworn and subscribed to before me this _________  day of _________ , 20_________     __________________       Simulated Youth Election Administrator    __________________       Judge of Election    2. If any person admitted to the polling place to administer or participate in a simulated youth election interferes with the orderly process of voting, or is guilty of misconduct or any law violation, the election judges shall ask the person to leave the polling place or cease the interference. If the interference continues, the election judges shall notify the election authority, which shall take such action as it deems necessary. It shall be the duty of the police, if requested by the election authority or judges of election, to exclude any such person from the polling place or the place where votes are being counted. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § 3)  Effective 6-13-96
MO Rev Stat § 115.107 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.107 - Watchers, how selected, qualifications, duties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories   115.107. Watchers, how selected, qualifications, duties. — 1. At every election, the chairman of the county committee of each political party named on the ballot shall have the right to designate a watcher for each place votes are counted.  2. Watchers are to observe the counting of the votes and present any complaint of irregularity or law violation to the election judges, or to the election authority if not satisfied with the decision of the election judges. No watcher may be substituted for another on election day.  3. No watcher shall report to anyone the name of any person who has or has not voted.  4. A watcher may remain present until all closing certification forms are completed, all equipment is closed and taken down, the transportation case for the ballots is sealed, election materials are returned to the election authority or to the designated collection place for a polling place, and any other duties or procedures required under sections 115.447 to 115.491 are completed. A watcher may also remain present at each location at which absentee ballots are counted and may remain present while such ballots are being prepared for counting and counted.  5. All persons selected as watchers shall have the same qualifications required by section 115.085 for election judges, except that such watcher shall be a registered voter in the jurisdiction of the election authority for which the watcher is designated as a watcher. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.005, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786)
MO Rev Stat § 115.109 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.109 - Oath of challengers and watchers.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.109. Oath of challengers and watchers. — Before entering upon his duties, each challenger and watcher shall take the following oath:   I do solemnly swear that I will make no statement nor give any information of any kind tending in any way to show the state of the count prior to the close of the polls on election day.   Sworn and subscribed to before me    this _________  day of _________ , 20_________     __________________     Challenger or Watcher    __________________     Judge of Election    ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.015)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.111 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.111 - Improper conduct of challenger or watcher, how handled.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.111. Improper conduct of challenger or watcher, how handled. — If any watcher or challenger interferes with the orderly process of voting, or is guilty of misconduct or any law violation, the election judges shall ask the watcher or challenger to leave the polling place or cease the interference. If the interference continues, the election judges shall notify the election authority, which shall take such action as it deems necessary. It shall be the duty of the police, if requested by the election authority or judges of election, to exclude any watcher or challenger from the polling place or the place where votes are being counted. If any challenger is excluded, another may be substituted by the designating committee chairman. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.020)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.113 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.113 - Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify voters of.

Effective - 20 May 1982   115.113. Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify voters of. — 1. The basic election district shall be the precinct. In each jurisdiction, precinct boundaries shall be established by the election authority. Every effort shall be made by the election authority to establish precinct lines which do not cross political subdivision or special district boundaries. Upon mail notification of each voter affected by the change, or publication of the new boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in its jurisdiction, the election authority may change precinct boundaries from time to time as convenience may require.  2. When a political subdivision is formed, the political subdivision shall assist the election authority in determining the identity of all registered voters residing in each precinct eligible to vote in elections affecting the district. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.001, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)  Effective 5-20-82
MO Rev Stat § 115.117 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.117 - Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent private polling place, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   115.117. Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent private polling place, when. — 1. The election authority may designate tax-supported public buildings or buildings owned by any political subdivision or special district to be used as polling places for any election, and no official in charge or control of any such public building shall refuse to permit the use of the building for election purposes. The election authority shall have the right to choose the location of the polling place within such buildings.  2. If an election authority determines there is no public building convenient for a polling place in any voting district, the authority shall first attempt to secure the use of a privately owned tax-exempt building, and in the event no such building is available, it may contract for the rental of a suitable polling place in the district.  3. In selecting polling places, the election authority shall consider parking areas which may be available and shall give priority to those places which have adequate parking areas for use by poll workers and voters. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.015, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 115.119 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.119 - Polling place to be marked.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.119. Polling place to be marked. — Each polling place shall be plainly marked with a sign posted in a place and manner sufficient to notify voters of the location of the polling place. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.020)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.121 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.121 - General election, when held — primary election, when held — general municipal election day, when held.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories   115.121. General election, when held — primary election, when held — general municipal election day, when held. — 1. The general election day shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.  2. The primary election day shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August of even-numbered years.  3. The election day for the election of political subdivision and special district officers shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April each year, and shall be known as the general municipal election day. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.001, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1997 H.B. 734, A.L. 2003 S.B. 686, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 115.123 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.123 - Public elections to be held on certain Tuesdays, exceptions — presidential primary, when held — exemptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories   115.123. Public elections to be held on certain Tuesdays, exceptions — presidential primary, when held — exemptions. — 1. All public elections shall be held on Tuesday. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, and section 247.180, all public elections shall be held on the general election day, the primary election day, the general municipal election day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, or on another day expressly provided by city or county charter, and in nonprimary years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August. Bond elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on the ballot for such election.  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, an election for a presidential primary held pursuant to sections 115.755 to 115.785 shall be held on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each presidential election year.  3. The following elections shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection 1 of this section:  (1) Bond elections necessitated by fire, vandalism or natural disaster;  (2) Elections for which ownership of real property is required by law for voting;  (3) Special elections to fill vacancies and to decide tie votes or election contests; and  (4) Tax elections necessitated by a financial hardship due to a five percent or greater decline in per-pupil state revenue to a school district from the previous year.  4. Nothing in this section prohibits a charter city or county from having its primary election in March if the charter provided for a March primary before August 28, 1999.  5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit elections held pursuant to section 65.600, but no other issues shall be on the March ballot except pursuant to this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.005, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1980 S.B. 734, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1986 H.B. 879 merged with S.B. 729, A.L. 1987 S.B. 386, A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1036, A.L. 2014 S.B. 892)
MO Rev Stat § 115.129 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.129 - Notice of election by mail authorized, contents of.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   115.129. Notice of election by mail authorized, contents of. — Not later than the fifth day prior to any election, the election authority may mail to each registered voter in the area of its jurisdiction in which the election is to be held, a notice of election which shall include the date and time of the election, the location of the voter's polling place and the name of the agency calling the election. The notice may also include a sample ballot. The election authority may provide any additional notice of the election it deems desirable. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.020, A.L. 1978 S.B. 582, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
MO Rev Stat § 115.133 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.133 - Qualifications of voters.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   115.133. Qualifications of voters. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of the state of Missouri and seventeen years and six months of age or older shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election which is held on or after his eighteenth birthday.  2. No person who is adjudged incapacitated shall be entitled to register or vote. No person shall be entitled to vote:  (1) While confined under a sentence of imprisonment;  (2) While on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole; or  (3) After conviction of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage.  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. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.010, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1600, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1993 H.B. 23, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)