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MO Rev Stat § 115.801 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.801 - Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to be administered — grant program to improve federal election process — rulemaking authority.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   115.801. Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to be administered — grant program to improve federal election process — 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 involving youth in youth voting programs. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.  2. The secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program for the purpose of allowing election authorities to receive grants from the federal government for the purpose of improving the election process in federal elections. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.  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 subsection 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 §§ 115.801, 115.803, and 115.806, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
MO Rev Stat § 115.900 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.900 - Citation of law.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.900. Citation of law. — Sections 115.900 to 115.936 may be cited as the "Uniformed Military and Overseas Voters Act". ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.902 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.902 - Definitions.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.902. Definitions. — As used in sections 115.900 to 115.936, the following terms shall mean:  (1) "Covered voter":  (a) A uniformed services voter who is registered to vote in this state;  (b) A uniformed services voter defined in this section whose voting residence is in this state and who otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements; or  (c) An overseas voter;  (2) "Dependent", an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service;  (3) "Federal postcard application", the application prescribed under Section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff(b)(2);  (4) "Federal write-in absentee ballot", the ballot described in Section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-2;  (5) "Military-overseas ballot":  (a) A federal write-in absentee ballot;  (b) A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with sections 115.900 to 115.936; and  (c) A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with sections 115.900 to 115.936;  (6) "Overseas voter":  (a) A person who resides outside the United States and is qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States; or  (b) A person who resides outside the United States and, but for such residence, would be qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States;  (7) "State", a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;  (8) "Uniformed services":  (a) Active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States;  (b) The Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or  (c) The Missouri National Guard;  (9) "Uniformed services voter", an individual who is qualified to vote and is:  (a) A member of the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States who is on active duty;  (b) A member of the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States;  (c) A member on activated status of the National Guard; or  (d) A spouse or dependent of a member referred to in this subdivision;  (10) "United States", used in the territorial sense, the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.904 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.904 - Applicability.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.904. Applicability. — The voting procedures in sections 115.900 to 115.936 shall apply to:  (1) A general, special, presidential preference, or primary election for federal office;  (2) A general, special, or primary election for statewide or state legislative office or state ballot measure; or  (3) Any election in which absentee voting is conducted pursuant to sections 115.275 to 115.304. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.906 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.906 - Secretary of state to implement, duties.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.906. Secretary of state to implement, duties. — 1. The secretary of state shall be responsible for implementing sections 115.900 to 115.936 and the state's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff, et seq.  2. The secretary of state shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The secretary of state may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only to the state office designated in compliance with Section 102(b)(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-1(b)(1).  3. The secretary of state shall establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under sections 115.900 to 115.936.  4. The secretary of state shall:  (1) Develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this state; and  (2) To the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states to carry out this subsection.  5. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of a military-overseas ballot. The declaration shall be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with sections 115.900 to 115.936. The secretary of state shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.908 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.908 - Federal postcard application permitted — declaration for federal write-in absentee ballot used to register to vote, when — electronic transmissions, secretary of state's duties.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.908. Federal postcard application permitted — declaration for federal write-in absentee ballot used to register to vote, when — electronic transmissions, secretary of state's duties. — 1. To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use a federal postcard application, or the application's electronic equivalent.  2. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot to apply to register to vote simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday prior to the election. If the declaration is received after that date, it shall be treated as an application to register to vote for subsequent elections.  3. The secretary of state shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in subsection 3* of section 115.906 is capable of accepting both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14  *Words "subdivison (3)" appears in original rolls.
MO Rev Stat § 115.910 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.910 - Application procedure.

Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories   115.910. Application procedure. — 1. A covered voter who is registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the application for absentee ballot under section 115.279 or the federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent.  2. A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote under section 115.908 and for a military-overseas ballot.  3. The secretary of state shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in section 115.906 is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.  4. A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official by 5:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday immediately prior to the election.  5. To receive the benefits of sections 115.900 to 115.936, a covered voter shall inform the election authority that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the election authority that a voter is a covered voter include:  (1) The use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;  (2) The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; or  (3) The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592)  Effective 11-07-18
MO Rev Stat § 115.912 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.912 - Timeliness of application, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2015, 2 histories   115.912. Timeliness of application, when. — An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the election. An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election, whether or not timely, shall be effective as an application for a military-overseas ballot for the general election. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116, A.L. 2015 S.B. 34 & 105)
MO Rev Stat § 115.914 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.914 - Transmission of ballots to voters, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.914. Transmission of ballots to voters, when. — 1. For an election described in section 115.904 for which this state has not received a waiver under Section 579 of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-1(g)(2), not later than forty-five days before the election or, if the forty-fifth day before the election is a weekend or holiday, not later than the business day preceding the forty-fifth day, the election authority in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application.  2. A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission or electronic mail delivery, or, if offered by the voter's jurisdiction, internet delivery. The election authority in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.  3. If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the election authority charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit them to the voter not later than two business days after the application arrives. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.916 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.916 - Receipt of ballot by election authority, deadline.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.916. Receipt of ballot by election authority, deadline. — To be valid, a military-overseas ballot shall be received by the appropriate local election official not later than the close of the polls, or the voter shall submit the ballot for mailing, or other authorized means of delivery not later than 12:01 a.m., at the place where the voter completes the ballot, on the date of the election. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.918 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.918 - Federal write-in absentee ballot, used to vote, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.918. Federal write-in absentee ballot, used to vote, when. — A covered voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures in an election described in section 115.904. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.920 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.920 - Ballot to be counted, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.920. Ballot to be counted, when. — 1. A valid military-overseas ballot cast in accordance with section 115.916 shall be counted if it is received before noon on the Friday after election day so that certification under section 115.508* may commence.  2. If, at the time of completing a military-overseas ballot and balloting materials, the voter has declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, the ballot shall not be rejected on the basis that it has a late postmark, an unreadable postmark, or no postmark. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14  *Words "section 1" appear in original rolls. During incorporation of amendments, Section 1 was renumbered as Section 2 in the printed bill but the intersectional reference in this section was not renumbered accordingly. The section was codified as section 115.508.
MO Rev Stat § 115.922 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.922 - Declaration to accompany ballot — penalty for misstatement of fact.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.922. Declaration to accompany ballot — penalty for misstatement of fact. — A military-overseas ballot shall include or be accompanied by a declaration signed by the voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a conviction of perjury under the laws of the United States or this state. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.924 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.924 - Electronic free-access system required, contents.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.924. Electronic free-access system required, contents. — The secretary of state, in coordination with local election authorities, shall implement an electronic free-access system by which a covered voter may determine:  (1) The voter's federal postcard application or other registration or military-overseas ballot application has been received and accepted; and  (2) The voter's military-overseas ballot has been received and the current status of the ballot. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.926 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.926 - Electronic-mail address to be requested, use, confidentiality of.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.926. Electronic-mail address to be requested, use, confidentiality of. — 1. The election authority shall request an electronic-mail address from each covered voter who registers to vote. An electronic-mail address provided by a covered voter shall not be made available to the public or any individual or organization other than an authorized agent of the local election authority and is exempt from disclosure under the Missouri sunshine law contained in chapter 610. The address shall be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location. The request for an electronic-mail address shall describe the purposes for which the electronic-mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the electronic-mail address is prohibited.  2. A covered voter who provides an electronic-mail address may request that the voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December thirty-first of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the voter specifies. An election authority shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable. A covered voter who is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary election under this subsection is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for the general election. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.928 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.928 - Federal write-in absentee ballots, electronic notice, when-procedure.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.928. Federal write-in absentee ballots, electronic notice, when-procedure. — 1. Not later than the tenth Tuesday before a regularly scheduled election and as soon as practicable before an election not regularly scheduled, the election authority in each jurisdiction charged with printing and distributing ballots and balloting material shall prepare an election notice for that jurisdiction, to be used in conjunction with a federal write-in absentee ballot. The election notice shall contain a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, state, and local offices that, as of that date, the official expects to be on the ballot on the date of the election. The notice also shall contain specific instructions for how a voter is to indicate on the federal write-in absentee ballot the voter's choice for each office to be filled and for each ballot measure to be contested.  2. A covered voter may request a copy of an election notice. The election authority charged with preparing the election notice shall send the notice to the voter by facsimile, electronic mail, or regular mail, as the voter requests.  3. Not later than forty-five days prior to the election, the official charged with preparing the election notice under subsection 1 of this section shall update the notice with the certified candidates for each office and ballot measure questions and make the updated notice publicly available.  4. A local election jurisdiction that maintains an internet website shall make the election notice prepared under subsection 1 of this section and updated versions of the election notice regularly available on the website. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14
MO Rev Stat § 115.930 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.930 - Mistake or omission not to invalidate document, when — notarization not required, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 2014   115.930. Mistake or omission not to invalidate document, when — notarization not required, when. — 1. If a voter's mistake or omission in the completion of a document under sections 115.900 to 115.936 does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission shall not invalidate the document. Failure to satisfy a nonsubstantive requirement, such as using paper or envelopes of a specified size or weight, shall not invalidate a document submitted under sections 115.900 to 115.936. In a write-in ballot authorized by sections 115.900 to 115.936 or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular ballot, if the intention of the voter is discernable under this state's uniform definition of what constitutes a vote, an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party shall be accepted as a valid vote.  2. Notarization shall not be required for the execution of a document under sections 115.900 to 115.936. An authentication, other than the declaration specified in section 115.922 or the declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot, shall not be required for execution of a document under sections 115.900 to 115.936. The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document. ­­-------- (L. 2013 S.B. 116)  Effective 7-01-14