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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.299 - Absentee ballots, how counted.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 3 histories, see footnote
115.299. Absentee ballots, how counted. —
1. To count absentee votes on election day, the election authority shall appoint a sufficient number of teams of election judges comprised of an equal number of judges from each major political party.
2. The teams so appointed shall meet on election day after the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls at a central location designated by the election authority. The election authority shall deliver the absentee ballots to the teams, and shall maintain a record of the delivery. The record shall include the number of ballots delivered to each team and shall include a signed receipt from two judges, one from each major political party. The election authority shall provide each team with a ballot box, tally sheets and statements of returns as are provided to a polling place.
3. Each team shall count votes on all absentee ballots designated by the election authority.
4. To process absentee ballots in envelopes, one member of each team, closely observed by another member of the team from a different political party, shall open each envelope and call the voter's name in a clear voice. Without unfolding the ballot, two team members, one from each major political party, shall initial the ballot, and an election judge shall place the ballot, still folded, in a ballot box. No ballot box shall be opened until all of the ballots a team is counting have been placed in the box. The votes shall be tallied and the returns made as provided in sections 115.447 to 115.525 for paper ballots. After the votes on all ballots assigned to a team have been counted, the ballots and ballot envelopes shall be enclosed in sealed containers marked "voted absentee ballots and ballot envelopes from the election held ____, 20___". All rejected absentee ballots and envelopes shall be enclosed and sealed in a separate container marked "rejected absentee ballots and envelopes from the election held ____, 20 ____". On the outside of each voted ballot and rejected ballot container, each member of the team shall write his or her name, and all such containers shall be returned to the election authority. Upon receipt of the returns and ballots, the election authority shall tabulate the absentee vote along with the votes certified from each polling place in its jurisdiction.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.060, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1480, 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 115.300 - Preparation of absentee ballot envelopes, when, by whom.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2013
115.300. Preparation of absentee ballot envelopes, when, by whom. —
In each jurisdiction, the election authority may start, not earlier than the fifth day prior to the election, the preparation of absentee ballots for tabulation on the election day. The election authority shall give notice to the county chairman of each major political party forty-eight hours prior to beginning preparation of absentee ballot envelopes. Absentee ballot preparation shall be completed by teams of election authority employees or teams of election judges, with each team consisting of one member from each major political party.
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(L. 1978 S.B. 582, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 H.B. 712, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.302 - Mail-in ballots, use of not authorized.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
115.302. Mail-in ballots, use of not authorized. —
Mail-in ballots shall not be authorized by any executive or administrative order and no authorization for the use of mail-in ballots shall be inferred from any general law. This section shall not preclude the use of absentee ballots authorized under this chapter. Any expansion of the use of mail-in ballots subsequent to August 28, 2022, shall require the repeal of this section by explicit reference thereto.
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(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 115.303 - Absentee ballot, how challenged.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.303. Absentee ballot, how challenged. —
Any absentee ballot or any vote on an absentee ballot may be challenged by the same persons and in the same manner as provided in section 115.429. Each challenge shall be decided in the manner provided in the same section.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.070)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.304 - Absentee voting violations, class one election offense.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
115.304. Absentee voting violations, class one election offense. —
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any violation of sections 115.275 to 115.303 shall be a class one election offense.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 234)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.307 - Nominations, how made.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.307. Nominations, how made. —
Political parties and groups of voters may nominate candidates in the manner provided by this subchapter and in no other manner.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.005)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.308 - Inapplicability of sections 115.307 to 115.405, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 08 Apr 2015, see footnote
*115.308. Inapplicability of sections 115.307 to 115.405, when. —
Sections 115.307 to 115.405 shall not apply to candidates for special district offices; township offices in township organization counties; or city, town, and village offices.
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(L. 2015 H.B. 63 merged with S.B. 104)
*Effective 4-08-15 (H.B. 63); 8-28-15 (S.B. 104). H.B. 63 was vetoed 4-03-15. The veto was overridden on 4-08-15.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.309 - New parties, names of.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.309. New parties, names of. —
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, no political party hereafter organized and no persons hereafter seeking to nominate any candidate by petition shall use any portion of the name of any existing political party.
2. If a new party is formed for more than one district or county at the same time and with the same provisional party chairman, the same name may be used for the party in each such district or county.
3. Any political party established in a district or county may, by a majority vote of its committee members, authorize the use of its name in other districts and counties, and in the state as a whole.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.010)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.311 - Consistent general law to apply to primary elections.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.311. Consistent general law to apply to primary elections. —
All provisions of law not inconsistent with this subchapter shall apply with full force and effect to primary elections.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.015)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.313 - Petitions to form new party or nominate independent candidates, who may sign.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.313. Petitions to form new party or nominate independent candidates, who may sign. —
Any person who is a registered voter of the state of Missouri may sign a petition for the formation of a new political party or for the nomination of an independent candidate for office. Any person who signs a name other than his own to any petition or knowingly signs his name more than once to the same petition or who knows he is not a registered voter at the time of signing such petition, or any officer or person willfully violating any provision of this subchapter, shall be guilty of a class two election offense.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.025)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.315 - New political party, how formed — citation of law.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2012
115.315. New political party, how formed — citation of law. —
1. Sections 115.315 to 115.327 shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Ballot Access Act".
2. Any group of persons desiring to form a new political party throughout the state, or for any congressional district, state senate district, state representative district or circuit judge district, shall file a petition with the secretary of state. Any group of persons desiring to form a new party for any county shall file a petition with the election authority of the county.
3. Each page or a sheet attached to each page of each petition for the formation of a new political party shall:
(1) Declare concisely the intention to form a new political party in the state, district or county;
(2) State in not more than five words the name of the proposed party;
(3) Give a complete list of the names and addresses, including the street and number, of the chairman and treasurer of the party.
4. When submitted for filing, each petition shall contain the names and addresses of two people, not candidates, to serve as provisional chairman and treasurer for the party in the event the party becomes a new political party.
5. If the new party is to be formed for the entire state, which shall include being formed for all districts and counties in which the party has nominations so listed on its certified list of candidates required pursuant to section 115.327, then this statewide petition shall be signed by at least ten thousand registered voters of the state obtained at large.
6. If the new party is to be formed for any district or county, but not by the statewide method set out in subsection 5 of this section, then the petition shall be signed by the number of registered voters in the district or county which is equal to at least two percent of the total number of voters who voted at the last election for candidates for the office being sought or is equal to ten thousand voters, whichever is less.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.030, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1236)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.317 - Filing valid petition, effect — new party — failure in two consecutive elections to provide candidates, effect.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
115.317. Filing valid petition, effect — new party — failure in two consecutive elections to provide candidates, effect. —
1. The filing of a valid statewide petition shall constitute the political group a new party for the purpose of placing its name and the names of its statewide and district and county candidates which are submitted pursuant to section 115.327 on the ballot at the next general election or the special election if the petition nominates a candidate to fill a vacancy which is to be filled at a special election. The filing of a valid countywide or district wide petition shall constitute the political party a new party for the purpose of placing its name and the names of its county and district candidates on the ballot at the next general election or the special election if the petition nominates a candidate to fill a vacancy which is to be filled at a special election. If presidential electors are nominated by the petition, the names of the candidates for elector shall not be placed on the official ballot, but the name of their candidate for president and the name of their candidate for vice president shall be placed on the official ballot at the next presidential election.
2. If, at an election in which the new party's candidates first appear, any of its candidates for a statewide office receives more than two percent of all votes cast for the office, the new party shall become an established political party for the state. If, at the election in which the new party's candidates first appear, any of its candidates for an office receives more than two percent of the votes cast for the office in any district or county, the new party shall become an established political party only for the district or county.
3. If, after becoming an established political party for the state, at any two consecutive elections a party fails to have a statewide candidate or fails to poll for a candidate for any statewide office more than two percent of the entire vote cast for the office, a party shall no longer be deemed an established political party. If, after becoming an established political party for a district or county, at any two consecutive elections a party fails to have a candidate in the district or county, as the case may be, or fails to poll more than two percent of the entire vote cast at either of the last two elections in which the district or political subdivision voted as a unit for the election of officers or representatives to serve its areas, the party shall no longer be deemed an established political party.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.035, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.319 - New party committeemen and committeewomen, how selected.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.319. New party committeemen and committeewomen, how selected. —
1. If any new party becomes an established political party, the new party candidates whose names first appeared on the ballot shall have authority to select all committeemen and committeewomen necessary for a provisional party organization in the area in which the party has become established.
2. The provisional party organization shall be subject to the same laws which apply to other established political party organizations.
3. The provisional party organization shall manage and control the affairs of the party until the next primary election at which the party shall nominate and elect party committeemen and committeewomen in the area it has become established under the laws governing other established political parties.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.040)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.321 - Independent candidate, how nominated.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
115.321. Independent candidate, how nominated. —
1. Any person desiring to be an independent candidate for any office to be filled by voters throughout the state, or for any congressional district, state senate district, state representative district, or circuit judge district, shall file a petition with the secretary of state. Any person desiring to be an independent candidate for any county office shall file a petition with the election authority of the county.
2. Each page or a sheet attached to each page of each petition for the nomination of an independent candidate shall:
(1) Declare concisely the intention to nominate an independent candidate;
(2) State the name and address, including street and number, of the independent candidate. If independent candidates for presidential elector are to be nominated, a number of independent candidates for presidential elector equal to the number of electors to which the state is entitled shall be nominated by one petition, and the name of their candidate for president and the name of their candidate for vice president shall be printed on each page or a sheet attached to each page of the petition. At least one qualified resident of each congressional district shall be named as a nominee for presidential elector, and the name and address of each candidate shall be printed on each page or a sheet attached to each page of the petition. The names of the candidates for president and vice president shall not be printed on the official ballot without the written consent of such persons. Their written consent shall accompany and be deemed part of the petition;
(3) State the office for which candidate is to be nominated.
3. If an independent candidate is to be nominated for a statewide office, the petition shall be signed by at least ten thousand registered voters of the state.
4. If the independent candidate is to be nominated for a district or county office, the petition shall be signed by the number of registered voters in the district or county which is equal to at least two percent of the total number of voters who voted at the last election for candidates for the office being sought or is equal to ten thousand voters, whichever is less.
5. The name of each person who files a valid petition for nomination as an independent candidate shall be placed on the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office at the next general election or the special election if the petition nominates a candidate to fill a vacancy which is to be filled at a special election. If presidential electors are nominated by the petition, the names of the candidates for elector shall not be placed on the official ballot, but the name of their candidate for president and the name of their candidate for vice president shall be placed on the official ballot at the next presidential election.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.045, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.323 - Limitation on voter's signing of nominating petition.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.323. Limitation on voter's signing of nominating petition. —
No voter may subscribe to more than one nomination for one office at any election.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.047)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.327 - Declaration for nomination of independent candidate or formation of new party when required, form, content.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2012
115.327. Declaration for nomination of independent candidate or formation of new party when required, form, content. —
When submitted for filing, each petition for the nomination of an independent candidate or for the formation of a new political party shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy for each candidate to be nominated by the petition or by the party, respectively. The party's duly authorized chairman and treasurer shall also submit a certified complete list of the names and addresses of all their candidates and the office for which each seeks. The party shall nominate its candidates in the manner prescribed in the party's bylaws. If presidential electors are to be nominated, at least one qualified resident of each congressional district shall be named as a nominee for presidential elector. The number of candidates to be nominated shall equal the number of electors to which the state is entitled. Each declaration of candidacy for the office of presidential elector shall be in the form provided in section 115.399. Each declaration of candidacy for an office other than presidential elector shall state the candidate's full name, residence address, office for which he proposes to be a candidate, the party, if any, upon whose ticket he is to be a candidate and that if nominated and elected he will qualify. Each such declaration shall be in substantially the following form:
I, ______, a resident and registered voter of the ______ precinct of the town of ______ or the ______ precinct of the ______ ward of the city of ______, or the ______ precinct of ______ township of the county of ______ and the state of Missouri, do announce myself a candidate for the office of ______ on the ______ ticket, to be voted for at the general (special) election to be held on the ______ day of ______, 20______, and I further declare that if nominated and elected I will qualify.
__________________
Subscribed and sworn
Signature of candidate
to before me this
______ day of
______, 20______
__________________
__________________
Residence address
Signature of election
official or officer
authorized to
administer oaths
­­Each such declaration shall be subscribed and sworn to by the candidate before the election official accepting the candidate's petition, a notary public or other officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.055, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1236)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.329 - Time for filing of petitions.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories, see footnote
115.329. Time for filing of petitions. —
1. The secretary of state or any election authority shall not accept for filing any petition for the formation of a new party or for the nomination of an independent candidate which is submitted prior to 8:00 a.m. on the day immediately following the general election next preceding the general election for which the petition is submitted or which is submitted after 5:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Monday immediately preceding the general election for which the petition is submitted.
2. When a special election to fill a vacancy is called, no election authority shall accept for filing any petition for the formation of a new party or for the nomination of an independent candidate which is submitted after 5:00 p.m. on the day which is midway between the day the election is called and the election day.
3. When a special election to fill a vacancy is called to fill an unexpired term for state representative or state senator, the secretary of state shall not accept for filing any petition for the formation of a new party or for the nomination of an independent candidate which is submitted after 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first day after the writ of election is issued by the governor pursuant to Article III, Section 14 of the Missouri Constitution, calculated by excluding the day the writ is issued.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.060, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, 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 115.331 - Receipt to be given for filed petition.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1978
115.331. Receipt to be given for filed petition. —
When any petition is offered for filing with the secretary of state or an election authority under the provisions of this chapter, the officer receiving the petition shall prepare and issue to the person submitting the petition a receipt indicating the number of petition pages presented from each county. The receipt shall be evidence of the filing of the petition pages subject to the determination that the petition complies with the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.065, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.337 - City election authority to assist county election authority, verify signatures, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.337. City election authority to assist county election authority, verify signatures, when. —
1. When an election authority for a county and an election authority for a city have jurisdiction within the same county, the county election authority may, for the purpose of verifying signatures on any new party or independent candidate petition filed with its office, deliver copies of petition pages to the city election authority for registration verification. The city election authority receiving a copy of petition pages shall check each signature indicated by the county election authority against its registration records and return all such copies to the county election authority no later than the day designated by the county election authority. At the same time the copies are returned, the city election authority shall certify to the county election authority the page number of each page it received and the total number of valid signatures from the city on the pages. The county election authority shall not designate any deadline for returning copies and certifications which is less than six or more than twelve working days after the copies have been received by the city election authority.
2. If copies of petition pages are sent to a city election authority for registration verification under the provisions of this section, the county election authority's final determination on the number of valid signatures submitted on the petition from the city shall be based on the certification made by the city election authority.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.075)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.339 - Nominations, how made.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.339. Nominations, how made. —
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, all candidates for elective office shall be nominated at a primary election in accordance with the provisions of sections 115.339 through 115.405 of this subchapter.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.080)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.341 - Primary elections, when held.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.341. Primary elections, when held. —
For the nomination of candidates to be elected at the next general election, a primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August of even-numbered years.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.085)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.343 - Winner of primary to be only candidate of that party for that office — write-in in general election deemed independent.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1983
115.343. Winner of primary to be only candidate of that party for that office — write-in in general election deemed independent. —
The person receiving the greatest number of votes at a primary election as a party candidate for an office shall be the only candidate of that party for the office at the general election. The name of such candidate shall be placed on the official ballot at the general election unless he is removed or replaced as provided by law. Write-in candidates at a general election shall be considered to be independent candidates and may only be voted for if written on the ballot as an independent.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.090, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.345 - Notice of offices for which candidates are to be nominated, when sent — election authority to publish notice with filing date.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1993
115.345. Notice of offices for which candidates are to be nominated, when sent — election authority to publish notice with filing date. —
1. Not later than the third Monday in December immediately preceding the primary election, the secretary of state shall prepare and transmit to each election authority a notice, in writing, designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated at the primary election.
2. Upon receipt of notice, the election authority shall publish the notice and the date by which candidates must file for such offices in a newspaper of general circulation in its jurisdiction.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.095, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.347 - Declaration of candidacy required prior to name appearing on ballot — fraudulent declaration a class one offense.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 01 Jan 1978, see footnote
115.347. Declaration of candidacy required prior to name appearing on ballot — fraudulent declaration a class one offense. —
1. No candidate's name shall be printed on any official ballot unless his written, signed and sworn declaration of candidacy has been filed in the office of the appropriate election official as provided in this subchapter.
2. Any person filing a declaration of candidacy containing a false or forged signature or containing the name of a nonexistent or fictitious person shall be guilty of a class one election offense.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.098)
Effective 1-01-78
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.349 - Time for filing of a declaration of candidacy — form of declaration.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
115.349. Time for filing of a declaration of candidacy — form of declaration. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 115.361 to 115.383, no candidate's name shall be printed on any official primary ballot unless the candidate has filed a written declaration of candidacy in the office of the appropriate election official by 5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday in March immediately preceding the primary election.
2. No declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election shall be accepted for filing prior to 8:00 a.m. on the last Tuesday in February immediately preceding the primary election.
3. Each declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election shall state the candidate's full name, residence address, office for which such candidate proposes to be a candidate, the party ticket on which he or she wishes to be a candidate and that if nominated and elected he or she will qualify. The declaration shall be in substantially the following form:
I, ______, a resident and registered voter of the county of ______ and the state of Missouri, residing at ______, do announce myself a candidate for the office of ______ on the ______ party ticket, to be voted for at the primary election to be held on the ______ day of ______, ______, and I further declare that if nominated and elected to such office I will qualify.
______________________  Signature of candidate
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ______, ______
______________________  Residence address
______________________ Signature of election official or other officer authorized to administer oaths
______________________
Mailing address (if different)
______________________  Telephone Number (Optional)
­­If the declaration is to be filed in person, it shall be subscribed and sworn to by the candidate before an official authorized to accept his or her declaration of candidacy. If the declaration is to be filed by certified mail pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of section 115.355, it shall be subscribed and sworn to by the candidate before a notary public or other officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.100, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.351 - Candidate not to file for more than one office.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories
115.351. Candidate not to file for more than one office. —
No person who files as a party candidate for nomination or election to an office shall, without withdrawing, file as another party's candidate or an independent candidate for nomination or election to the office for the same term. No person who files as an independent candidate for election to an office shall, without withdrawing, file as a party candidate for nomination or election to the office for the same term. No person shall file for one office and, without withdrawing, file for another office to be filled at the same election. Receipt by the secretary of state of proper certification of nomination pursuant to subsection 1 of section 115.399 constitutes withdrawal by operation of law pursuant to subsection 1 of section 115.359 of any presidential or vice presidential nominee from any other office for which such nominee is a candidate at the same election. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be disqualified from running for nomination or election to any office at the primary and general election next succeeding the violation.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.105, A.L. 1998 S.B. 709, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.353 - Declarations of candidacy to be filed in person by candidate, exceptions.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
Effective - 28 Aug 1985
115.353. Declarations of candidacy to be filed in person by candidate, exceptions. —
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 5 of this section and in section 115.377, each declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election shall be filed by the candidate in person in the office of the appropriate election official.
2. A candidate may file his declaration of candidacy by certified mail if he is:
(1) Unable to appear in person because of physical disability, and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of a licensed physician so stating; or
(2) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of the candidate's commanding officer so stating.
3. Except as provided in section 115.377, no election official shall accept for filing any declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election not presented to him by the candidate in person or which, if sent by certified mail pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, is not accompanied by the statement required in the same subsection.
4. Election officials shall require proof of identity of persons when filing declarations of candidacy in person and when filing by mail as provided in subsection 2 or 5 of this section.
5. Any judge seeking retention under Sections 25(a) to 25(g) of Article V of the Missouri Constitution may file his declaration of candidacy for election to succeed himself by certified mail.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.115, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.355 - Declarations of candidacy to be filed in person by candidate, exceptions.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 1985
115.355. Declarations of candidacy to be filed in person by candidate, exceptions. —
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 5 of this section and in section 115.377, each declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election shall be filed by the candidate in person in the office of the appropriate election official.
2. A candidate may file his declaration of candidacy by certified mail if he is:
(1) Unable to appear in person because of physical disability, and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of a licensed physician so stating; or
(2) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty, and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of the candidate's commanding officer so stating.
3. Except as provided in section 115.377, no election official shall accept for filing any declaration of candidacy for nomination in a primary election not presented to him by the candidate in person or which, if sent by certified mail pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, is not accompanied by the statement required in the same subsection.
4. Election officials shall require proof of identity of persons when filing declarations of candidacy in person and when filing by mail as provided in subsection 2 or 5 of this section.
5. Any judge seeking retention under Sections 25(a) to 25(g) of Article V of the Missouri Constitution may file his declaration of candidacy for election to succeed himself by certified mail.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.115, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1985 S.B. 5, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.359 - Withdrawal of candidacy, deadline for, how made.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 2 histories, see footnote
115.359. Withdrawal of candidacy, deadline for, how made. —
1. Any person who has filed a declaration of candidacy for nomination and who wishes to withdraw as a candidate shall, not later than the eleventh Tuesday prior to the primary election, file a written, sworn statement of withdrawal in the office of the official who accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy. Any person nominated for an office who wishes to withdraw as a candidate shall, not later than the eleventh Tuesday prior to the general election, file a written, sworn statement of withdrawal in the office of the official who accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy. In addition, any person who has filed a declaration of candidacy for nomination or who is nominated for an office who wishes to withdraw as a candidate due to being named as the party candidate for a different office by a party nominating committee pursuant to sections 115.363 to 115.377 may withdraw as a candidate no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day after being named as the party candidate for a different office by the party nominating committee.
2. Except as provided for in section 115.247, if there is no additional cost for the printing or reprinting of ballots, or if the candidate agrees to pay any printing or reprinting costs, a candidate who has filed or is nominated for an office may, at any time after the time limits set forth in subsection 1 of this section but no later than 5:00 p.m. on the eighth Tuesday before the election, withdraw as a candidate pursuant to a court order, which, except for good cause shown by the election authority in opposition thereto, shall be freely given upon application by the candidate to the circuit court in the county of such candidate's residence. No withdrawal pursuant to this subsection shall be effective until such candidate files a copy of the court's order in the office of the official who accepted such candidate's declaration of candidacy.
3. The name of a person who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy, or of a person nominated for office, who has not given notice of withdrawal as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of this section shall, except in case of death or disqualification, be printed on the official primary or general election ballot, as the case may be.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.120, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, 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 115.361 - Filing to be reopened, when — death or withdrawal of only candidate to create vacancy on ballot, when — removal of name from ballot, when.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 07 Nov 2018, 3 histories, see footnote
115.361. Filing to be reopened, when — death or withdrawal of only candidate to create vacancy on ballot, when — removal of name from ballot, when. —
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, if a candidate for nomination to an office in which the candidate is the incumbent or the only candidate dies, withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359, or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the last day in which a person may file as a candidate for nomination, and at or before 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to any primary election, or if any candidate for the position of political party committeeman or committeewoman dies or withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359, or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the last day in which a person may file as a candidate for nomination, and at or before 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to any primary election, leaving less candidates for the available committee positions than the number of available committee positions, filing for the office or position shall be reopened for a period of five working days, excluding holidays and weekends, following the death, withdrawal or disqualification during which period new candidates may file declarations of candidacy.
2. If a candidate for nomination to an office in which the candidate is the only candidate dies, withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359, or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to the primary election, the election and canvass shall not proceed, and a vacancy shall exist on the general election ballot to be filled in the manner provided in sections 115.363 to 115.377.
3. If a candidate for the position of political party committeeman or committeewoman becomes disqualified after the tenth Tuesday prior to the primary election, the election and canvass shall proceed, and the disqualified candidate's name shall be physically eradicated from the ballot so that no vote may be cast for that candidate.
4. If after filing a declaration of candidacy, a candidate files a statement of withdrawal within two working days prior to the deadline for the close of filing set forth in section 115.349, the time of filing for that office shall cease at said deadline. There shall be a reopening of filing on the first Tuesday after the deadline for the close of filing set forth in section 115.349 which shall last until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday immediately following the first Tuesday after said deadline.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.123, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786, 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 115.364 - Previously disqualified candidate not eligible for selection by party nominating committee.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
115.364. Previously disqualified candidate not eligible for selection by party nominating committee. —
If a candidate has been previously disqualified as a candidate for an office on the primary election ballot, that individual shall not be selected by a party nominating committee as a candidate for nomination to the same office on the same primary election ballot or as a candidate for the same office on the corresponding general election ballot. If a candidate has been previously disqualified as a candidate for an office on the general election ballot, that individual shall not be selected by a party nominating committee as a candidate for the same office on the same general election ballot.
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(L. 2010 S.B. 844)
(2012) Senate Bill 844 provision declared unconstitutional as a violation of the original purpose requirement of Art. III, Sec. 21, Constitution of Missouri. Legends Bank v. State, 361 S.W.3d 383 (Mo. banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title IX - Suffrage and Elections › Chapter 115 - Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections › Section 115.365 - Nominating committee designated as to certain offices.

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115
• Effective - 28 Aug 2002
115.365. Nominating committee designated as to certain offices. —
1. The nominating committee authorized to select a candidate for nomination or election to office pursuant to section 115.363 shall be one of the following:
(1) To select a candidate for county office, the nominating committee shall be the county committee of the party;
(2) To select a candidate for state representative, the nominating committee shall be the legislative district committee of the party;
(3) To select a candidate for state senator, the nominating committee shall be the senatorial district committee of the party;
(4) To select a candidate for circuit court judge not subject to the provisions of Article V, Section 25 of the State Constitution, the nominating committee shall be the judicial district committee of the party;
(5) To select a candidate for representative in Congress, the nominating committee shall be the congressional district committee of the party;
(6) To select a candidate for statewide office, the nominating committee shall be the state committee of the party.
2. After any decennial redistricting, the nominating committee shall be composed from the new districts, and the new district lines shall be used in the selection of a candidate; provided, however, that members of nominating committees for candidates for special elections to fill vacancies conducted pursuant to section 21.130 shall be from the old districts.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.126, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)
(1993) Where special election to fill vacancy in state senate was to be held after redistricting, section requires that nominating committee be composed on basis of new district lines. State ex rel. Holland v. Moran, 865 S.W.2d 827 (Mo. App.).