HB 192 -- Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2009

Sponsor:  Hughes

This bill establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2009
which:

(1)  Prohibits any person from using lists of ineligible voters
to disqualify those wishing to vote or registering to vote unless
the list contains specific information such as signatures,
photographs, or unique numbers showing that the individual being
challenged does not meet the statutory requirements to vote
because the challenged individual is dead, has been convicted of
certain crimes, has changed his or her address, or is ineligible
for other reasons;

(2)  Prohibits any person from making challenges to disqualify
those wishing to vote or registering to vote based on errors on
the documents used for voter registration unless the error
relates to voter eligibility;

(3)  Prohibits the use of documents to determine whether an
individual has changed his or her address and no longer qualifies
to vote unless the attempted delivery of the document used to
verify his or her address was at least two election cycles before
the challenge;

(4)  Prohibits anyone except an election authority from making a
challenge unless the challenger is a registered voter in the
precinct in which the challenge is being made, has first-hand
knowledge of the grounds of ineligibility, documents the
challenge in writing, and signs an oath under penalty of perjury
that the individual being challenged is ineligible.  Other
procedures for a non-election authority to challenge voter
eligibility are specified in the bill;

(5)  Allows anyone rejected from voting on election day by an
election authority to vote a provisional ballot; and

(6)  Specifies that anyone who knowingly makes a false challenge
of voter eligibility will be guilty of a class one election
offense.  Each violation will be a separate offense.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am