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MO Rev Stat § 115.167 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.167 - Change of name of registered voter, procedure for.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   115.167. Change of name of registered voter, procedure for. — If a registered voter obtains a lawful name change, including a change because of marriage, the voter shall notify the election authority of such change and the election authority shall, upon notification, enter the change on the voter's registration cards. After filling in the voter's new name and transferring other necessary information from the voter's previous registration cards to a new set of cards, the election authority may send new cards to the voter for signature or may require the voter to sign new cards at the polls. If the election authority does require the voter to sign new cards, the new cards shall become the voter's official registration cards. A registered voter who obtains a lawful name change may, after notifying the election judges of the name change, vote at one election under the previous name. The election judges shall notify the election authority of the voter's name change and the election authority shall enter the change on the voter's registration cards as provided for in this section. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.105, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 31)
MO Rev Stat § 115.169 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.169 - Register delivered to polls, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.169. Register delivered to polls, when. — Before the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls on election day, the election authority shall deliver the proper precinct registers to each polling place and shall make a record of the delivery. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.110)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.171 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.171 - Error in precinct record, corrected when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   115.171. Error in precinct record, corrected when. — If the election authority learns on election day that a registration record has been placed in the wrong precinct register, the election authority shall immediately have the error corrected. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.115, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234)
MO Rev Stat § 115.173 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.173 - Applications and affidavits, where stored.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.173. Applications and affidavits, where stored. — All applications and affidavits required by this chapter shall be preserved in the office of the election authority. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.120, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-1-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.175 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.175 - Class one election offense defined.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.175. Class one election offense defined. — Any person who knowingly or willfully gives any false information for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register to vote or who conspires with another person for the purpose of encouraging his false registration or illegal vote, or who pays or offers to pay, accepts or offers to accept payment for registering to vote or for voting, or who otherwise willfully and fraudulently furnishes false information to a registration official for the purpose of causing a false or fictitious registration, or who registers to vote with the intention of voting more than once in the same election shall be guilty of a class one election offense. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.125)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.177 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.177 - Registrations in effect January 1, 1978, to remain valid, exception.

Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories   115.177. Registrations in effect January 1, 1978, to remain valid, exception. — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any way as interfering with or discontinuing any person's valid registration which is in effect on January 1, 1978, until such time as the person is required to transfer his or her registration or to reregister under the provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.180, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592 merged with S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)  Effective 8-28-18 (S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision); 11-07-18 (S.B. 592)
MO Rev Stat § 115.179 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.179 - Registration records to be canvassed, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.179. Registration records to be canvassed, when. — 1. The election authority shall have the registration records of all precincts in its jurisdiction canvassed every two years in accordance with subsection 3 of section 115.163 and that it be completed no later than ninety days prior to the date of a primary or general election for federal office. The election authority may utilize postal service contractors under the federal National Change of Address program to canvass the records.  2. In each jurisdiction without a board of election commissioners, the county clerk shall have the registration records of all precincts in its jurisdiction canvassed every two years in accordance with subsection 3 of section 115.163 and that it be completed no later than ninety days prior to the date of a primary or general election for federal office. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.300, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.181 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.181 - Canvass, how conducted.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   115.181. Canvass, how conducted. — 1. In its discretion, the election authority may order all or any part of a canvass to be made house-to-house, through the United States Postal Service, or by both methods.  2. At the discretion of the election authority, the canvass may be made by including only those voters who did not vote at the last general election and those voters who registered since the last general election. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.305, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620)
MO Rev Stat § 115.183 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.183 - Verification list defined.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.183. Verification list defined. — As used in this subchapter, the term "verification list" shall mean a list prepared under the supervision of the election authority which contains the name and address of each registered voter within a precinct. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.310)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.185 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.185 - Canvassers, how selected — voter not at address, procedure followed — police protection, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.185. Canvassers, how selected — voter not at address, procedure followed — police protection, when. — 1. Immediately before a house-to-house canvass, the election authority shall prepare two verification lists for each precinct to be canvassed.  2. For each precinct to be canvassed, the election authority shall appoint two registered voters from its jurisdiction, one from each major political party, to serve as canvassers of the precinct. The two canvassers, each having one of the verification lists, shall together call at each dwelling place in the precinct which is shown on the verification lists.  3. If the canvassers find that any registered voter does not live at the address shown on the verification lists, they shall immediately notify the election authority.  4. Whenever it deems necessary, the election authority may request that police protection be furnished canvassers while they perform their official duties. Such protection shall be promptly furnished by the appropriate authorities. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.315, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.187 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.187 - Canvassers report to election authority — notice, form.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.187. Canvassers report to election authority — notice, form. — Immediately after calling at all dwelling places shown on the verification lists, the house-to-house canvassers shall report with the verification lists to the office of the election authority. The election authority shall as soon as possible prepare and mail a notice to each person who was not found to reside at the address shown on the verification lists. The election authority shall send notice by postage prepaid and preaddressed return card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the registered voter may state his or her current address together with a notice as prescribed by section 115.193. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.320, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.189 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.189 - Information supplied by postal service in lieu of house-to-house canvass.

Effective - 01 Jan 1995   115.189. Information supplied by postal service in lieu of house-to-house canvass. — In lieu of a house-to-house canvass or postal service canvass, the election authority may establish a program by which change of address information is supplied by the postal service. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.325, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)  Effective 1-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 115.191 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.191 - Investigative authorization of election authority.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.191. Investigative authorization of election authority. — The election authority may investigate the residence or other qualifications of any voter at any time it deems necessary. The election authority shall investigate material affecting any voter's qualifications brought to its attention from any source, and such investigations shall be conducted in the manner it directs. The election authority may defer investigation of material brought to its attention within ten days of an election until after the election if it determines time does not permit an earlier investigation. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.330)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.195 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.195 - Death, felony, and misdemeanor convictions, persons adjudged incapacitated — records, when obtained.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.195. Death, felony, and misdemeanor convictions, persons adjudged incapacitated — records, when obtained. — 1. At least once each month, the state or local registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the election authority a list of the name and address, if known, of each person over eighteen years of age in its jurisdiction whose death has been reported to him or her and provide a copy of the list of any death reported in the state to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify the election authority of the jurisdiction in which the deceased resided of the information received pursuant to this subsection.  2. At least once each month, the clerk of the circuit court of each county and city not within a county shall provide to the election authority a list of the name and address, if known, of each person over eighteen years of age in the court's jurisdiction who has been convicted of any felony, or of a misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage. A copy of the list shall also be submitted to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify the election authority of the jurisdiction in which an offender resides of the information received pursuant to this subsection.  3. At least once each month, the clerk of the probate division of the circuit court of each county and city not within a county shall provide to the election authority a list of the name and address, if known, of each person over eighteen years of age in the court's jurisdiction who has been adjudged incapacitated and has not been restored to capacity. A copy of the list shall also be submitted to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall notify the election authority of the jurisdiction in which such person resides of the information received pursuant to this subsection.  4. All state and local registrars and all clerks of probate divisions of the circuit courts and circuit courts shall provide the information specified in this section, without charge, to the election authority or the secretary of state. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.340, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.197 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.197 - Governor to furnish list of persons pardoned.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.197. Governor to furnish list of persons pardoned. — Not later than October tenth each year, the governor of this state shall provide to each election authority in the state, without charge, the name and address, if known, of each person pardoned by him during the preceding calendar year. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.345)  Effective 1-01-78
MO Rev Stat § 115.199 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.199 - Deceased and incompetents removed from register, when — persons convicted and pardoned, how handled.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   115.199. Deceased and incompetents removed from register, when — persons convicted and pardoned, how handled. — Each election authority shall remove from its registration records the names of voters reported dead or adjudged incapacitated and shall determine the voting qualifications of those reported convicted or pardoned. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.350, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676)
MO Rev Stat § 115.203 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.203 - Prohibitions and requirements governing voter registration applications — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   115.203. Prohibitions and requirements governing voter registration applications — penalty. — 1. No person shall pay or otherwise compensate any other person for registering voters based on the number of:  (1) Voters registered by the other person;  (2) Voter registration applications collected by the other person; or  (3) Voter registration applications submitted to election officials by the other person.  2. No person shall receive or accept payment or any other compensation from any other person for registering voters based on the number of:  (1) Voters registered by the person receiving or accepting payment or other compensation;  (2) Voter registration applications collected by the person receiving or accepting payment or other compensation;  (3) Voter registration applications submitted to election officials by the person receiving or accepting payment or other compensation.  3. No person who agrees or offers to submit a voter registration application for another person shall knowingly destroy, deface, or conceal such voter registration application.  4. Any person who accepts or receives a voter registration application from another person and agrees or offers to submit such application to the election authority for the registrant shall deliver the application to the election authority within seven days of accepting or receiving the application.  5. A violation of this section is a class four election offense. ­­-------- (L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730)
MO Rev Stat § 115.205 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.205 - Voter registration solicitors, registration — required information — oath — penalty, acceptance of applications.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   115.205. Voter registration solicitors, registration — required information — oath — penalty, acceptance of applications. — 1. Any person who is paid or otherwise compensated for soliciting more than ten voter registration applications, other than a governmental entity or a person who is paid or compensated by a governmental entity for such solicitation, shall be registered with the secretary of state as a voter registration solicitor. A voter registration solicitor shall register for every election cycle that begins on the day after the general election and ends on the day of the general election two years later. A voter registration solicitor shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall be a registered voter in the state of Missouri.  2. Each voter registration solicitor shall provide the following information in writing to the secretary of state's office:  (1) The name of the voter registration solicitor;  (2) The residential address, including street number, city, state, and zip code;  (3) The mailing address, if different from the residential address;  (4) Whether the voter registration solicitor expects to be paid for soliciting voter registrations;  (5) If the voter registration solicitor expects to be paid, the identity of the payor; or  (6) The signature of the voter registration solicitor.  3. The solicitor information required in subsection 2 of this section shall be submitted to the secretary of state's office with the following oath and affirmation:  "I HEREBY SWEAR OR AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT ALL STATEMENTS MADE BY ME ARE TRUE AND CORRECT.".  4. Any voter registration solicitor who knowingly fails to register with the secretary of state is guilty of a class three election offense. Voter registration applications shall be accepted by the election authority if such applications are otherwise valid, even if the voter registration solicitor who procured the applications fails to register with or submits false information to the secretary of state. ­­-------- (L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730)
MO Rev Stat § 115.221 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.221 - Voting records to be inspected annually.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014   115.221. Voting records to be inspected annually. — Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, each election authority may have the voting records inspected and may investigate the qualifications of any person who has not voted or transferred his registration within the four preceding calendar years. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.355, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
MO Rev Stat § 115.227 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.227 - Consistent provisions of general law to apply to electronic voting systems.

Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories   115.227. Consistent provisions of general law to apply to electronic voting systems. — All provisions of law not inconsistent with sections 115.225 to 115.235 shall apply with full force and effect to elections in each jurisdiction using an electronic voting system. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.010, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592 merged with S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)  Effective 8-28-18 (S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision); 11-07-18 (S.B. 592)
MO Rev Stat § 115.229 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.229 - Electronic voting system may be used, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   115.229. Electronic voting system may be used, when. — 1. An electronic voting system may be used at any primary election if it has been approved by the secretary of state, complies with the provisions of section 115.225, and if the automatic tabulating equipment will reject each vote on which a voter has voted for candidates of more than one party.  2. An electronic voting system may be used at any other election if it has been approved by the secretary of state and complies with the provisions of section 115.225. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.015, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620)
MO Rev Stat § 115.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.230 - Voter verification, electronic system or pad authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   115.230. Voter verification, electronic system or pad authorized. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any election authority may use an electronic voter identification system or an electronic signature pad to verify a voter's address, registration status, and signature information at any polling place. Any such system or pad shall be able to read identifying information from an official Missouri driver's license or nondriver's license issued by the department of revenue, and shall be capable of allowing an election authority to manually enter the voter's information from a valid form of personal identification containing the voter's signature. ­­-------- (L. 2011 H.B. 217)
MO Rev Stat § 115.233 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.233 - Testing of automatic tabulating equipment, when done, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   115.233. Testing of automatic tabulating equipment, when done, procedure. — Within fourteen days prior to an election at which an electronic voting system is to be used, the election authority shall have the automatic tabulating equipment tested to ascertain that the equipment is in compliance with the law and that it will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all questions. At least forty-eight hours prior to the test, notice of the time and place of the test shall be mailed to each independent and new party candidate and the chairman of the county committee of each established political party named on the ballot. The test shall be observed by at least two persons designated by the election authority, one from each major political party, and shall be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the news media and the public. The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots. If any error is detected, the cause shall be ascertained and corrected, and an errorless count shall be made before the tabulating equipment is approved. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.030, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
MO Rev Stat § 115.235 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title IX - Suffrage and Elections|Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections|Section 115.235 - Preparation of marking devices required.

Effective - 01 Jan 1978   115.235. Preparation of marking devices required. — In jurisdictions where electronic voting systems are used, the election authority shall cause the marking devices to be put in order, set, adjusted and made ready for voting, before they are delivered to polling places on election day. ­­-------- (L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.035)  Effective 1-01-78