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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.097 - Judge not to be absent from polls more than one hour — not more than one judge from the same party to be absent at the same time.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.097. Judge not to be absent from polls more than one hour — not more than one judge from the same party to be absent at the same time. —
No election judge shall be absent from the polls for more than one hour during the hours the polls are open on election day. No election judge shall be absent from the polls before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on election day. No more than one judge from the same major political party shall be absent from the polls at the same time on election day.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.043, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.098 - Election judges, grant, loan, or other aid program to increase compensation, requirements — rulemaking authority.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003, 2 histories
115.098. Election judges, grant, loan, or other aid program to increase compensation, requirements — rulemaking authority. —
1. Subject to appropriation from federal funds, the secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program for the purpose of increasing the compensation of election judges. Such funding shall be made available to election authorities contingent upon the election authority increasing the compensation of election judges to an amount not less than seven dollars per hour. Such funding may be in the form of matching grants. The secretary of state when awarding grants shall give priority to jurisdictions which have the highest number of residents according to the most recent federal census, with an income below the federal poverty level as established by the federal Department of Health and Human Services or its successor agency. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.
2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2002, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.099 - Authority to supervise judges.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.099. Authority to supervise judges. —
Each election authority shall have authority to direct judges in their duties and to compel compliance with the law. Each election authority may substitute judges at his discretion on election day. Each election authority shall also have authority at any time to remove any judge for good cause and to replace the judge with a qualified person from the same political party as the removed judge. Any judge selected pursuant to this section shall be selected to ensure that no political party shall have a majority of judges at any polling place and that each major political party has at least one judge serving at the polling place.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.045, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.101 - Judges' compensation, how set — not employees of election authority.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.101. Judges' compensation, how set — not employees of election authority. —
For service in conducting elections and house-to-house canvasses, each election judge shall be paid an amount established by the election authority. For purposes of this section, and the Constitution of Missouri, election judges appointed by the election authority shall not be considered employees of the election authority.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.050, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.102 - Election judge, service as, employer not to discriminate against — violation, penalty.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.102. Election judge, service as, employer not to discriminate against — violation, penalty. —
1. An employer shall not terminate, discipline, threaten or take adverse actions against an employee based on the employee's service as an election judge.
2. An employee who is appointed to serve as an election judge may, on election day, be absent from his or her employment for the period of time that the election authority requires the employee to serve as election judge. Employees must notify employers at least seven days prior to an election that they will be absent from work on election day due to service as an election judge.
3. An employee discharged in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employer within ninety days of discharge for recovery of lost wages and other damages caused by the violation and for an order directing reinstatement of the employee. If the employee prevails, the employee shall be entitled to receive reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
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(L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.103 - Training courses required, compensation while in training authorized.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003
115.103. Training courses required, compensation while in training authorized. —
All election authorities shall establish training courses for election judges. Such courses shall include substantially the curriculum developed by the secretary of state's office in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Election authorities may compensate judges for attendance at the rate set for election service subject to the approval of the governing body of a county not having a board of election commissioners, or the political subdivision or special district.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 3.055, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.106 - Persons administering youth election admitted to polling place — oath — misconduct, removal for.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 13 Jun 1996, see footnote
115.106. Persons administering youth election admitted to polling place — oath — misconduct, removal for. —
1. Before being permitted to enter the polling place, each person designated by the election authority to administer a simulated youth election shall take the following oath:
I do solemnly swear that I will make no statement nor give any information of any kind tending in any way to show the state of the count prior to the close of the polls on election day.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this _________  day of _________ , 20_________
__________________
Simulated Youth Election Administrator
__________________
Judge of Election
2. If any person admitted to the polling place to administer or participate in a simulated youth election interferes with the orderly process of voting, or is guilty of misconduct or any law violation, the election judges shall ask the person to leave the polling place or cease the interference. If the interference continues, the election judges shall notify the election authority, which shall take such action as it deems necessary. It shall be the duty of the police, if requested by the election authority or judges of election, to exclude any such person from the polling place or the place where votes are being counted.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § 3)
Effective 6-13-96
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.107 - Watchers, how selected, qualifications, duties.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories
115.107. Watchers, how selected, qualifications, duties. —
1. At every election, the chairman of the county committee of each political party named on the ballot shall have the right to designate a watcher for each place votes are counted.
2. Watchers are to observe the counting of the votes and present any complaint of irregularity or law violation to the election judges, or to the election authority if not satisfied with the decision of the election judges. No watcher may be substituted for another on election day.
3. No watcher shall report to anyone the name of any person who has or has not voted.
4. A watcher may remain present until all closing certification forms are completed, all equipment is closed and taken down, the transportation case for the ballots is sealed, election materials are returned to the election authority or to the designated collection place for a polling place, and any other duties or procedures required under sections 115.447 to 115.491 are completed. A watcher may also remain present at each location at which absentee ballots are counted and may remain present while such ballots are being prepared for counting and counted.
5. All persons selected as watchers shall have the same qualifications required by section 115.085 for election judges, except that such watcher shall be a registered voter in the jurisdiction of the election authority for which the watcher is designated as a watcher.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.005, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.109 - Oath of challengers and watchers.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.109. Oath of challengers and watchers. —
Before entering upon his duties, each challenger and watcher shall take the following oath:
I do solemnly swear that I will make no statement nor give any information of any kind tending in any way to show the state of the count prior to the close of the polls on election day.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this _________  day of _________ , 20_________
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Challenger or Watcher
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Judge of Election
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.015)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.111 - Improper conduct of challenger or watcher, how handled.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.111. Improper conduct of challenger or watcher, how handled. —
If any watcher or challenger interferes with the orderly process of voting, or is guilty of misconduct or any law violation, the election judges shall ask the watcher or challenger to leave the polling place or cease the interference. If the interference continues, the election judges shall notify the election authority, which shall take such action as it deems necessary. It shall be the duty of the police, if requested by the election authority or judges of election, to exclude any watcher or challenger from the polling place or the place where votes are being counted. If any challenger is excluded, another may be substituted by the designating committee chairman.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.020)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.113 - Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify voters of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 20 May 1982, see footnote
115.113. Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify voters of. —
1. The basic election district shall be the precinct. In each jurisdiction, precinct boundaries shall be established by the election authority. Every effort shall be made by the election authority to establish precinct lines which do not cross political subdivision or special district boundaries. Upon mail notification of each voter affected by the change, or publication of the new boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in its jurisdiction, the election authority may change precinct boundaries from time to time as convenience may require.
2. When a political subdivision is formed, the political subdivision shall assist the election authority in determining the identity of all registered voters residing in each precinct eligible to vote in elections affecting the district.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.001, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)
Effective 5-20-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.117 - Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent private polling place, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
115.117. Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent private polling place, when. —
1. The election authority may designate tax-supported public buildings or buildings owned by any political subdivision or special district to be used as polling places for any election, and no official in charge or control of any such public building shall refuse to permit the use of the building for election purposes. The election authority shall have the right to choose the location of the polling place within such buildings.
2. If an election authority determines there is no public building convenient for a polling place in any voting district, the authority shall first attempt to secure the use of a privately owned tax-exempt building, and in the event no such building is available, it may contract for the rental of a suitable polling place in the district.
3. In selecting polling places, the election authority shall consider parking areas which may be available and shall give priority to those places which have adequate parking areas for use by poll workers and voters.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.015, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.119 - Polling place to be marked.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.119. Polling place to be marked. —
Each polling place shall be plainly marked with a sign posted in a place and manner sufficient to notify voters of the location of the polling place.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.020)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.121 - General election, when held — primary election, when held — general municipal election day, when held.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories
115.121. General election, when held — primary election, when held — general municipal election day, when held. —
1. The general election day shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.
2. The primary election day shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August of even-numbered years.
3. The election day for the election of political subdivision and special district officers shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April each year, and shall be known as the general municipal election day.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.001, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1997 H.B. 734, A.L. 2003 S.B. 686, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.123 - Public elections to be held on certain Tuesdays, exceptions — exemptions.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 4 histories
115.123. Public elections to be held on certain Tuesdays, exceptions — exemptions. —
1. All public elections shall be held on Tuesday. Except as provided in subsection 2
*
of this section, and section 247.180, all public elections shall be held on the general election day, the primary election day, the general municipal election day, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, or on another day expressly provided by city or county charter, and in nonprimary years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August. Bond elections may be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February but no other issue shall be included on the ballot for such election.
2. The following elections shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection 1 of this section:
(1) Bond elections necessitated by fire, vandalism or natural disaster;
(2) Elections for which ownership of real property is required by law for voting;
(3) Special elections to fill vacancies and to decide tie votes or election contests; and
(4) Tax elections necessitated by a financial hardship due to a five percent or greater decline in per-pupil state revenue to a school district from the previous year.
3. Nothing in this section prohibits a charter city or county from having its primary election in March if the charter provided for a March primary before August 28, 1999.
4. Nothing in this section shall prohibit elections held pursuant to section 65.600, but no other issues shall be on the March ballot except pursuant to this chapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.005, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1980 S.B. 734, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1986 H.B. 879 merged with S.B. 729, A.L. 1987 S.B. 386, A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1036, A.L. 2014 S.B. 892, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
*Statutory reference to "subsections 2 and 3" changed to "subsection 2" in accordance with section 3.060 based on renumbering by H.B. 1878, 2022.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.129 - Notice of election by mail authorized, contents of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
115.129. Notice of election by mail authorized, contents of. —
Not later than the fifth day prior to any election, the election authority may mail to each registered voter in the area of its jurisdiction in which the election is to be held, a notice of election which shall include the date and time of the election, the location of the voter's polling place and the name of the agency calling the election. The notice may also include a sample ballot. The election authority may provide any additional notice of the election it deems desirable.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 6.020, A.L. 1978 S.B. 582, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.133 - Qualifications of voters.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003, 2 histories
115.133. Qualifications of voters. —
1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of the state of Missouri and seventeen years and six months of age or older shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election which is held on or after his eighteenth birthday.
2. No person who is adjudged incapacitated shall be entitled to register or vote. No person shall be entitled to vote:
(1) While confined under a sentence of imprisonment;
(2) While on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole; or
(3) After conviction of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage.
3. Except as provided in federal law or federal elections and in section 115.277, no person shall be entitled to vote if the person has not registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence prior to the deadline to register to vote.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.010, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1600, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 1993 H.B. 23, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.135 - Persons entitled to register, when — identification required — military service, registration, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 5 histories
115.135. Persons entitled to register, when — identification required — military service, registration, when. —
1. Any person who is qualified to vote, or who shall become qualified to vote on or before the day of election, shall be entitled to register in the jurisdiction within which he or she resides. In order to vote in any election for which registration is required, a person must be registered to vote in the state of Missouri no later than 5:00 p.m., or the normal closing time of any public building where the registration is being held if such time is later than 5:00 p.m., on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election, unless the voter is an interstate former resident, a new resident, or a covered voter, as defined in section 115.275. Any person registering after such date shall be eligible to vote in subsequent elections.
2. A person applying to register with an election authority or a deputy registration official shall identify himself or herself by presenting a copy of a birth certificate, a Native American tribal document, other proof of United States citizenship, a valid Missouri drivers license or other form of personal identification at the time of registration.
3. Except as provided in federal law or federal elections and in section 115.277, no person shall be entitled to vote if the person has not registered to vote in the jurisdiction of his or her residence.
4. A covered voter as defined in section 115.275 who has been discharged from military service, has returned from a military deployment or activation, or has separated from employment outside the territorial limits of the United States after the deadline to register to vote, and who is otherwise qualified to register to vote, may register to vote in an election in person before the election authority until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before such election. Such persons shall produce sufficient documentation showing evidence of qualifying for late registration pursuant to this section.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.015, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2015 S.B. 34 & 105, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.136 - Secretary of state, duties pursuant to National Voter Registration Act — list of voter registration sites — further duties of secretary of state — rules — civil action, notice.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
115.136. Secretary of state, duties pursuant to National Voter Registration Act — list of voter registration sites — further duties of secretary of state — rules — civil action, notice. —
1. The secretary of state shall be the chief state election official responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
2. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission of requested data from the election authorities to the Federal Election Commission.
3. The secretary of state shall supply each election authority with a list of all public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices that are designated as voter registration sites within the jurisdiction of the election authority.
4. The secretary of state shall consult with the Federal Election Commission in the formation of a national mail voter registration application form.
5. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission to the appropriate election authority of the notification by the United States attorney of the conviction of a Missouri citizen for a federal felony offense.
6. The secretary of state may promulgate rules only to ensure state compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
7. Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of the National Voter Registration Act may provide written notice of the violation to the secretary of state and may bring a civil action pursuant to the process prescribed by section 11 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
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(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 115.137 - Registered voters may vote in all elections — exception.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.137. Registered voters may vote in all elections — exception. —
1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen who is entitled to register and vote shall be entitled to register for and vote pursuant to the provisions of this chapter in all statewide public elections and all public elections held for districts and political subdivisions within which he resides.
2. Any person who and only persons who fulfill the ownership requirements shall be entitled to vote in elections for which ownership of real property is required by law for voting.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.020, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.139 - Unregistered voter may not vote — exception.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
115.139. Unregistered voter may not vote — exception. —
Except as provided in subsection 2 of section 115.137 and section 115.277, no person shall be permitted to vote in any election unless the person is duly registered in accordance with this chapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.025, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.140 - Handicapped and hearing-impaired persons, provision for.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986, 2 histories
115.140. Handicapped and hearing-impaired persons, provision for. —
At least one-half of the voter registration sites provided by each election authority shall be accessible to handicapped persons. Each election authority shall also provide interpreter services upon request for persons with hearing impairments who wish to register.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al. § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.141 - Registration to be supervised by election authority.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.141. Registration to be supervised by election authority. —
Each election authority shall supervise the registration of voters within its jurisdiction in accordance with this subchapter and shall direct the activities of all deputy registration officials.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.030)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.143 - Deputy registration officials, qualifications of, persons eligible to serve as.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 20 May 1982, see footnote
115.143. Deputy registration officials, qualifications of, persons eligible to serve as. —
1. Each election authority may appoint persons regularly employed in the office of the clerk of any city, town or village, any department of revenue fee office, or any school, library or other tax-supported public agency in its jurisdiction as deputy registration officials.
2. Each election authority may appoint any number of additional persons to serve as deputy registration officials. Each such deputy shall be a registered voter in the jurisdiction of the appointing election authority.
3. Each election authority may appoint, with the concurrence of the top administrator of each school, at least one staff person or instructor as a deputy registration official in each school that chooses to participate in voter registration. As used in this subsection, the term
"school"
means any school building in this state in which grades nine through twelve or grades ten through twelve are taught, including public, nonpublic, vocational and vocational-technical school buildings.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.035, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)
Effective 5-20-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.145 - Registration duties of election authority.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
115.145. Registration duties of election authority. —
Each election authority shall have the following duties with respect to registration:
(1) To conduct registration at its office or offices throughout the entire year, including any four-week period prior to an election for the purpose of registration of persons for subsequent elections, on all usual business days and during its regular office hours in the manner required by this chapter;
(2) To instruct and direct each deputy registration official in the performance of his or her duties including those agencies mandated and optional, including as optional any institution of higher education located in the state, under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and to supply each deputy with the proper registration forms and other necessary supplies;
(3) To designate the times, dates and places or areas for additional voter registration by any deputy appointed pursuant to subsection 2 of section 115.143, and to publicize the times, dates and places or areas of such registration in any manner reasonably calculated to inform the public; provided, that the place or area for voter registration by deputies appointed under subsection 3 of section 115.143 shall be located in the school for which the deputy has been appointed;
(4) Retain all voter registration records and registration list maintenance records for a minimum of two years. The election authority shall compile data from the records as may be necessary for compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993;
(5) Number or use another system of identifying the original agency of the voter registration application.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.040, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., 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 115.147 - Deputy registration officials, duties of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 20 May 1982, see footnote
115.147. Deputy registration officials, duties of. —
Each deputy registration official shall have the following duties:
(1) To comply with all reasonable instruction and direction by the election authority which is not inconsistent with this subchapter; and
(2) To conduct registration at his regular place of business throughout the entire year on all usual business days and at the usual office hours in the manner required by this subchapter, unless he has been appointed pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 of section 115.143, in which case he shall conduct registration during the dates and times and at the places or areas designated by the election authority in the manner required by this subchapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.045, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526)
Effective 5-20-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.149 - Election authorities' registration jurisdictions.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
115.149. Election authorities' registration jurisdictions. —
1. Within its jurisdiction, each election authority may register any person who is qualified to register in the jurisdiction. Each election authority may issue information cards to registered voters.
2. Upon agreement with another election authority, any election authority may register any person qualified to register in its jurisdiction in the jurisdiction of the other election authority.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.050, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.151 - Registration complete, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
115.151. Registration complete, when. —
1. Each qualified applicant who appears before the election authority shall be deemed registered as of the time the applicant's completed, signed and sworn registration application is witnessed by the election authority or deputy registration official.
2. Each applicant who registers by mail shall be deemed to be registered as of the date the application is postmarked, if such application is accepted and not rejected by the election authority and the verification notice required pursuant to section 115.155 is not returned as undeliverable by the postal service.
3. Each applicant who registers at a voter registration agency or the division of motor vehicle and drivers licensing of the department of revenue shall be deemed to be registered as of the date the application is signed by the applicant, if such application is accepted and not rejected by the election authority and the verification notice required pursuant to section 115.155 is not returned as undeliverable by the postal service. Voter registration agencies shall transmit voter registration application forms to the appropriate election authority not later than five business days after the form is completed by the applicant. The division of motor vehicle and drivers licensing of the department of revenue shall transmit voter registration application forms to the appropriate election authority not later than three business days after the form is completed by the applicant.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.055, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.159 - Registration by mail — delivery of absentee ballots, when — provisional ballot by mail permitted, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jul 2014, 4 histories, see footnote
115.159. Registration by mail — delivery of absentee ballots, when — provisional ballot by mail permitted, when. —
1. Any person who is qualified to register in Missouri shall, upon application, be entitled to register by mail. Upon request, application forms shall be furnished by the election authority or the secretary of state.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the election authority shall not deliver any absentee ballot to any person who registers to vote by mail until after such person has:
(1) Voted, in person, after presentation of a proper form of identification set out in section 115.427, for the first time following registration; or
(2) Provided a copy of identification set out in section 115.427 to the election authority.
­­This subsection shall not apply to those persons identified in section 115.283 who are exempted from obtaining a notary seal or signature on their absentee ballots. An individual who has registered to vote by mail but who does not meet the requirements of this subsection may cast a provisional ballot by mail. Such ballot shall not be counted pursuant to this chapter, and the individual shall be notified of the reason for not counting the ballot.
3. Subsection 2 of this section shall not apply in the case of a person:
(1) Who registers to vote by mail pursuant to Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and submits a copy of a current and valid photo identification as part of such registration;
(2) Who registers to vote by mail pursuant to Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and:
(a) Submits with such registration either a driver's license number, or at least the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number; and
(b) With respect to whom the secretary of state matches the information submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision with an existing state identification record bearing the same number, name, and date of birth as provided in such registration;
(3) Who is:
(a) A covered voter defined in section 115.902;
(b) Provided the right to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to Section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act; or
(c) Entitled to vote otherwise than in person pursuant to any other federal law.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.075, A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 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 115.161 - Registration of persons unable to write.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
115.161. Registration of persons unable to write. —
If any person applying to register in person pursuant to this subchapter is unable to write, the election official shall fill in the registration cards, and the applicant shall sign by mark, witnessed by the election official. The election official shall note the applicant's height in feet and inches, weight, color of eyes and other distinguishing features under the title "Remarks" on the registration cards.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.080, 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 115.162 - Secretary of state to provide voter registration applications at certain public offices — duties of voter registration agency — declination of registration.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.162. Secretary of state to provide voter registration applications at certain public offices — duties of voter registration agency — declination of registration. —
1. A voter registration application shall be provided by the secretary of state in all offices of the state that provide public assistance, all offices that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities, and other offices as directed by the governor. In addition all Armed Forces recruitment offices shall be considered a voter registration agency.
2. At each voter registration agency, the following services shall be made available:
(1) Assistance to applicants in completing voter registration application forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance;
(2) Acceptance of completed voter registration application forms for transmittal to the election authority located in the same county or any city not within a county, or if there is more than one election authority within the county, to the election authority nearest to the office of the agency. The election authority receiving the application forms shall review the applications and forward any applications pertaining to a different election authority to that election authority;
(3) Voter registration sites shall transmit voter registration application forms to the appropriate election authority not later than five business days after the form is completed by the applicant;
(4) If a voter registration agency provides services to a person with a disability at the person's home, the agency shall provide the services provided in this section at the person's home.
3. An applicant declining to register in any agency shall be noted in a declination section incorporated into the voter registration form used by the agency. No information relating to a declination to register to vote in connection with an application made at a voter registration agency may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
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(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 115.167 - Change of name of registered voter, procedure for.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(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)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.168 - Party affiliation change, procedure.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022
115.168. Party affiliation change, procedure. —
1. If a registered voter chooses to change his or her political party affiliation, the voter may notify the election authority of such change. Any change of political party affiliation shall be made by signed, written notice in substantially the same manner as a change of address application is filed under section 115.165.
2. For purposes of this section, the phrase
"change his or her political party affiliation"
shall mean changing affiliation from one established political party to another established political party, changing from affiliation with an established political party to unaffiliated, or changing from unaffiliated to affiliation with an established political party.
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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 115.169 - Register delivered to polls, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.110)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 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.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• 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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.115, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.173 - Applications and affidavits, where stored.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1995, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.120, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411)
Effective 1-1-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.175 - Class one election offense defined.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
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.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.125)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 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.

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