HB 2262 -- Election Procedures and Penalties

Sponsor:  Frame

Beginning January 1, 2009, this bill allows voters to cast
advance ballots starting on the third Wednesday before any
election.  Voters may always cast advance ballots at the central
voting location; and voting will be allowed on weekdays from 7:00
a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Saturdays until 12:00 p.m. until the
close of regular business hours on the Wednesday immediately
before the election.

For federal elections, election authorities must provide up to
six satellite voting sites, with one satellite site established
for every 50,000 registered voters.  For other elections, the use
of satellite sites is discretionary.  Election authorities must
provide information about the location of these satellite sites
on their web site and at their offices and may publicize the
location through other means.  These satellite sites will be
subject to the supervision of election judges with at least one
judge from each major political party at each site.

Any voter casting more than one type of ballot during the same
election will be guilty of a class one election offense.  The
disclosure of voting lists containing the names of those using
either advance ballots or absentee ballots to unauthorized
persons will be a class four election offense.  Persons voting by
advance ballot will receive the same protections as those voting
by absentee ballot.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated March 11, 2008 at 11:14 am