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2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(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)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.181 - Canvass, how conducted.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.305, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.183 - Verification list defined.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.310)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.315, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)
Effective 1-01-95
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.320, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)
Effective 1-01-95
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.325, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)
Effective 1-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.191 - Investigative authorization of election authority.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.330)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(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)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.345)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.350, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
115.205. Voter registration solicitors, registration — required information — oath — penalty, acceptance of applications. —
1. No person shall be paid or otherwise compensated for soliciting voter registration applications, other than a governmental entity or a person who is paid or compensated by a governmental entity for such solicitation. A voter registration solicitor who solicits more than ten voter registration applications 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; and
(4) 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.
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(L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.355, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories, see footnote
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.
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(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)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.015, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 2011 H.B. 217)
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.030, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.235 - Preparation of marking devices required.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.035)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.239 - Placement of party candidates on ballot, how determined.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.239. Placement of party candidates on ballot, how determined. —
1. The party casting the highest number of votes for governor at the last gubernatorial election shall be placed in the first or left-hand column on the ballot. The party casting the next highest number of votes for the same office shall be placed in the next column to the right, and so on until all established parties have been placed. In order of the date their petitions were filed, new parties shall then be placed in columns to the right of the established party receiving the smallest vote for governor. If there is no more than one independent candidate for any office, all independent candidates shall be placed in one column to the right of the new party filing the latest petition. If there is more than one independent candidate for any office, the candidate filing the earliest petition shall be placed in the column to the right of the new party filing the latest petition. The independent candidate filing the next earliest petition shall be placed in the next column to the right, and so on until all independent candidates for the office have been placed.
2. The name of each candidate shall be placed in the appropriate column by the election authority.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.105)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.243 - President and vice president to be considered one candidate — ballot, how printed, contents of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories, see footnote
115.243. President and vice president to be considered one candidate — ballot, how printed, contents of. —
1. For the purposes of this chapter, the candidates for president and vice president of the United States from any political party or group of petitioners shall be considered one candidate. The names of the candidates for president and vice president from each political party or group of petitioners shall be enclosed in a brace directly to the left of the names in the appropriate column on the official ballot. Directly to the left of each brace shall be printed one square, the sides of which are not less than one-fourth inch in length. The names of candidates for presidential electors shall not be printed on the ballot but shall be filed with the secretary of state in the manner provided in section 115.399.
2. A vote for any candidate for president and vice president shall be a vote for their electors.
3. When presidential and vice-presidential candidates are to be elected, the following instruction shall be printed on the official ballot: "A vote for candidates for President and Vice President is a vote for their electors.".
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.115, 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)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.245 - Exact wording of the question certified by secretary of state to appear on ballot — all questions to require a "YES" or "NO" response.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.245. Exact wording of the question certified by secretary of state to appear on ballot — all questions to require a "YES" or "NO" response. —
1. All questions printed on the official ballot shall be phrased in such a manner that the required response is a "YES" or a "NO". Immediately beside or below each question, a "YES" and a "NO" shall be printed, immediately followed by a square, the sides of which are not less than one-fourth inch in length. Beneath the question and the "YES" and "NO" the following instruction shall be printed: "If you are in favor of the question, place an X in the box opposite 'YES'. If you are opposed to the question, place an X in the box opposite 'NO'."
2. When the secretary of state certifies a question to be submitted to a vote of the people, he shall include in his certification the exact wording of the question and the instructions. The wording certified by the secretary of state shall be printed on the official ballot, and no other wording shall be used to submit the question.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.120)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.249 - Standards required of voting machines.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 2 histories
115.249. Standards required of voting machines. —
No voting machine shall be used unless it:
(1) Permits voting in absolute secrecy;
(2) Permits each voter to vote for as many candidates for each office as he is lawfully entitled to vote for, and no other;
(3) Permits each voter to vote for or against as many questions as he is lawfully entitled to vote on, and no more;
(4) Provides facilities for each voter to cast as many write-in votes for each office as he is lawfully entitled to cast;
(5) Permits each voter in a primary election to vote for the candidates of only one party announced by the voter in advance;
(6) Correctly registers or records and accurately counts all votes cast for each candidate and for and against each question;
(7) Is provided with a lock or locks which prevent any movement of the voting or registering mechanism and any tampering with the mechanism;
(8) Is provided with a protective counter or other device whereby any operation of the machine before or after an election will be detected;
(9) Is provided with a counter which shows at all times during the election how many people have voted on the machine;
(10) Is provided with a proper light which enables each voter, while voting, to clearly see the ballot labels.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.300, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.255 - Electronic voting machines used, paper ballots permitted, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.255. Electronic voting machines used, paper ballots permitted, when. —
The use of separate paper ballots for questions and candidates in polling places shall not be prohibited where electronic voting machines are used.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.315, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.257 - Electronic voting machines to be put in order, procedure — absentee ballots, procedure — on-site storage of voting machines permitted.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
115.257. Electronic voting machines to be put in order, procedure — absentee ballots, procedure — on-site storage of voting machines permitted. —
1. In jurisdictions where electronic voting machines are used, the election authority shall cause the voting machines to be put in order, set, adjusted and made ready for voting before they are delivered to polling places.
2. At least five days before preparing electronic voting machines for any election, notice of the time and place of such preparation shall be mailed to each independent candidate and the chairman of the county committee of each established political party named on the ballot. The preparation shall be watched by two observers 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.
3. When an electronic voting machine has been examined by such observers and shown to be in good working order, the machine shall be locked against voting. The observers shall certify the vote count on each machine is set at zero.
4. After an electronic voting machine has been properly prepared and locked, its keys shall be retained by the election authority and delivered to the election judges along with the other election supplies.
5. For the purpose of processing absentee ballots, cast by voters in person in the office of the election authority that is deemed designated as a polling place, the election authority may cause voting machines, if used, to be put in order, set, adjusted, tested, and made ready for voting within one business day of the printing of absentee ballots as provided in section 115.281. The election authority shall have the recording counter except for the protective counter on the voting machine set to zero (000). After the voting machines have been made ready for voting, the election authority shall not permit any person to handle any voting machine, except voters while they are voting and others expressly authorized by the election authority. The election authority shall neither be nor permit any other person to be in any position or near any position that enables the authority or person to see how any absentee voter votes or has voted.
6. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the on-site storage of electronic voting machines and the preparation of the electronic machines for voting, provided the electronic voting machines are put in order, set, adjusted and made ready for voting as provided in subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this section.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.320, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1480, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.259 - Voting machines to be visible to election judges at polls.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
115.259. Voting machines to be visible to election judges at polls. —
At each polling place using voting machines, the exterior of the voting machines shall be in plain view of the election judges. The election judges shall not be nor permit any other person to be in any position, or near any position, that enables them to see how any voter votes or has voted. The election judges may inspect any machine as necessary to make sure the ballot label is in its proper place and that the machine has not been damaged.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.325, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.261 - Voting machine not to be unlocked or opened during election, exception.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.261. Voting machine not to be unlocked or opened during election, exception. —
During an election, no door, compartment, or lock shall be unlocked or opened, except by direction of the election authority, and then only for good and sufficient reason. If the door, compartment, or lock on any machine is opened by the election authority or his representative, the reason for such opening shall be stated in writing, signed by the election authority or his representative and attached to one statement of returns.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.330, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.263 - No persons except voters to handle electronic voting machine during election, exception.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.263. No persons except voters to handle electronic voting machine during election, exception. —
After the opening of the polls, the election judges shall not permit any person to handle any electronic voting machine, except voters while they are voting and others expressly authorized by the election authority or state law.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.335, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.265 - Inoperative electronic voting machine, procedure to follow.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.265. Inoperative electronic voting machine, procedure to follow. —
If any electronic voting machine at a polling place becomes inoperative, the election judges shall immediately notify the election authority. If possible, the election authority shall repair or replace the machine. If an electronic voting machine is replaced with another machine, the votes on both machines shall be recorded at the close of the polls and shall be added together in determining the results of the election. If the inoperative machine cannot be repaired, and no other machine is available for use, paper ballots made as nearly as practicable to the official ballot may be used. At the close of the polls, the votes on paper ballots and the votes on the electronic voting machines shall be recorded and shall be added together in determining the results of the election. All paper ballots used pursuant to this section shall be used in accordance with the laws affecting paper ballots and shall be returned to the election authority as paper ballots are returned with a statement describing how and why the paper ballots were voted.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.340, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.267 - Experimental use, adoption of or abandonment of electronic voting equipment authorized.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.267. Experimental use, adoption of or abandonment of electronic voting equipment authorized. —
Any election authority may adopt, experiment with or abandon any electronic voting system approved for use in the state, or may lease one or more electronic voting machines or other equipment, either with or without option to purchase, and may use any authorized electronic voting equipment at any polling place in its jurisdiction.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.345, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.269 - Exhibition, demonstration and instruction on electronic voting machines authorized.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.269. Exhibition, demonstration and instruction on electronic voting machines authorized. —
For the purpose of giving instructions on their use, any election authority may designate suitable times and places for the exhibition and demonstration of its electronic voting machines. During such instructions, the electronic voting machines may contain sample ballot labels which show the names of offices and fictitious candidates. No electronic voting machine shall be used for instruction after it has been prepared for use at an election, unless it is prepared again prior to the election.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.350, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.271 - Electronic voting machines may be rented out or loaned to civic or educational organizations, when, procedure.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.271. Electronic voting machines may be rented out or loaned to civic or educational organizations, when, procedure. —
1. While its electronic voting machines are not in use, the election authority may permit civic or educational organizations to use the machines for the purpose of giving instructions on their use.
2. Any election authority may rent its electronic voting machines to any other group for use in its elections.
3. At the discretion of the election authority, the machines may be transported at the expense of the organizations using them. The president or secretary of each organization using such machines shall sign a receipt therefor and shall agree in writing that the organization assumes liability for any damage or loss occurring to the machines up to the time they are returned to the election authority and will return the machines by a designated time.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.355, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.273 - Consistent general law to apply in jurisdictions using electronic voting machines.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014
115.273. Consistent general law to apply in jurisdictions using electronic voting machines. —
All provisions of law not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 115.249 to 115.271 shall apply with full force and effect to elections in jurisdictions using electronic voting machines.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.360, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.281 - Absentee ballots to be printed, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jul 2014, 3 histories, see footnote
115.281. Absentee ballots to be printed, when. —
1. Except as provided in section 115.914, not later than the sixth Tuesday prior to each election, or within fourteen days after candidates' names or questions are certified pursuant to section 115.125, the election authority shall cause to have printed and made available a sufficient quantity of absentee ballots, ballot envelopes and mailing envelopes. As soon as possible after the proper officer calls a special state or county election, the election authority shall cause to have printed and made available a sufficient quantity of absentee ballots, ballot envelopes and mailing envelopes.
2. All absentee ballots for an election shall be in the same form as the official ballots for the election.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.015, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1984 S.B. 682, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1524 & 2260, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99 merged with S.B. 116)
Effective 7-01-14
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.284 - Absentee voting process for permanently disabled persons established — election authority, duties — application, form — list of qualified voters established.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 3 histories, see footnote
115.284. Absentee voting process for permanently disabled persons established — election authority, duties — application, form — list of qualified voters established. —
1. There is hereby established an absentee voting process to assist persons with permanent disabilities in the exercise of their voting rights.
2. The local election authority shall send an application to participate in the absentee voting process set out in this section to any registered voter residing within the election authority's jurisdiction upon request.
3. Upon receipt of a properly completed application, the election authority shall enter the voter's name on a list of voters qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section.
4. The application to participate in the absentee voting process shall be in substantially the following form:
State of _________
County (City) of _________
I, _________ (print applicant's name), declare that I am a resident and registered voter of _________ County, Missouri, and am permanently disabled. I hereby request that my name be placed on the election authority's list of voters qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to section 115.284, and that I be delivered an absentee ballot application for each election in which I am eligible to vote.
__________________
Signature of Voter
_________
_________
Voter's Address
5. Not earlier than ten weeks before an election but prior to the fourth Tuesday prior to an election, the election authority shall deliver to each voter qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section an absentee ballot application if the voter is eligible to vote in that election. If the voter returns the absentee request application to the election authority not later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday before an election and has retained the necessary qualifications to vote, the election authority shall provide the voter with an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter.
6. The election authority shall remove from the list of voters qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section any voter who:
(1) Asks to be removed from the list;
(2) Dies;
(3) Becomes disqualified from voting pursuant to this chapter; or
(4) No longer resides at the address of his or her voter registration.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § 2, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592)
Effective 11-07-18
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.285 - Secretary of state may prescribe regulations as to printing absentee ballot and mailing envelopes, no cost to voter.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 3 histories
115.285. Secretary of state may prescribe regulations as to printing absentee ballot and mailing envelopes, no cost to voter. —
The secretary of state may prescribe uniform regulations with respect to the printing of ballot envelopes and mailing envelopes, which shall comply with standards established by federal law or postal regulations. Mailing envelopes for use in returning ballots shall be printed with business reply permits so that any ballot returned by mail does not require postage. All fees and costs for establishing and maintaining the business reply and postage-free mail for all ballots cast shall be paid by the secretary of state through state appropriations.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.025, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.286 - Absentee ballots deemed cast, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022
115.286. Absentee ballots deemed cast, when. —
Absentee ballots under sections 115.275 to 115.304 received by the election authority in person or other authorized location designated by the election authority are deemed cast when received prior to election day. Absentee ballots received by the election authority through a common carrier such as the United States Postal Service are deemed cast when received prior to the time fixed by law for the closing of the polls on election day. Absentee ballots received by the election authority through a common carrier such as the United States Postal Service shall be received prior to the time fixed by law for the closing of polls on election day. The election authority shall hand mark or stamp each absentee ballot envelope as it is received, indicating the date and time the absentee ballot was received.
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(L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.290 - Registering by mail and voting absentee ballot to provide sworn affidavit, exception.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 13 Jun 1996, see footnote
115.290. Registering by mail and voting absentee ballot to provide sworn affidavit, exception. —
Any person registered by mail under the provisions of section 115.159 and voting by absentee ballot shall provide an affidavit subscribed and sworn to as provided in section 115.291 regardless of the cause for requesting such ballot unless the voter is exempt from such requirement under section 115.284 or section 1973ee-3, title 42, United States Code.
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(L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552 § 1, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489)
Effective 6-13-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.293 - Absentee ballots not eligible to be counted, when, procedure.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 2018, 2 histories, see footnote
115.293. Absentee ballots not eligible to be counted, when, procedure. —
1. All proper votes on each absentee ballot received by an election authority at or before the time fixed by law for the closing of the polls on election day shall be counted. Except as provided in section 115.920, no votes on any absentee ballot received by an election authority after the time fixed by law for the closing of the polls on election day shall be counted.
2. If sufficient evidence is shown to an election authority that any absentee voter has died prior to the opening of the polls on election day, the ballot of the deceased voter shall be rejected if it is still sealed in the ballot envelope. Any ballot so rejected, still sealed in its ballot envelope, shall be sealed with the application and any other papers connected therewith in an envelope marked "Rejected ballot of ______, an absentee voter of ______ voting district". The reason for rejection shall be noted on the envelope, which shall be kept by the election authority with the other ballots from the election until the ballots are destroyed according to law.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.045, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1480)
Effective 1-01-18
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.294 - Reason for voting absentee not stated on ballot envelope, effect.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 04 May 1989, see footnote
115.294. Reason for voting absentee not stated on ballot envelope, effect. —
Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no absentee ballot shall be rejected for failure of the voter to state on the ballot envelope his reason for voting an absentee ballot.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 884 § 1)
Effective 5-04-89
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.295 - Faulty statement, effect of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
115.295. Faulty statement, effect of. —
1. As each absentee ballot is received by the election authority, the election authority shall indicate its receipt on the list.
2. If the statements on any ballot envelope have not been completed, the absentee ballot in the envelope shall be rejected.
3. All ballot envelopes received by the election authority shall be kept together in a safe place and shall not be opened except as provided in this subchapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.050, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.297 - Precinct registers to show absentee ballots received — judges to be notified of late absentee ballots received — voting absentee and at polls, procedure for.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986
115.297. Precinct registers to show absentee ballots received — judges to be notified of late absentee ballots received — voting absentee and at polls, procedure for. —
Before the precinct registers are delivered to the polling places for an election, the election authority shall record in the precinct registers those voters who have submitted an absentee ballot and are ineligible to vote at the polls. On election day, the election authority shall notify the appropriate election judges of any absentee ballot received by the election authority not previously recorded in a precinct register. The election authority shall record the fact in the appropriate precinct register and shall not allow any person who has voted an absentee ballot in the election to vote at the polls on election day. After the election and before convening the verification board, the election authority shall record in the precinct registers those voters whose absentee ballots were received too late to permit previous recording in the precinct registers. If it is determined that any voter submitted an absentee ballot and voted at the polls on election day, the election authority shall certify the fact and the name of the voter to the verification board. Such certificate shall be included with the abstracts drawn by the verification board.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.055, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al.)