HB 1952 -- Voter Registration Challenges

Sponsor:  Cox

This bill allows any registered voter to challenge the
registration of any other registered voter by filing a sworn
statement before the local election authority stating the grounds
for the challenge.

The local election authority must seek to verify a challenge to
residency using a confirmation notice sent promptly to the voter
whose residency is challenged.  If the official confirmation
notice response form is not returned within 30 days, the
authority must enter the voter's name on a suspended list.
Notices may not be used to challenge voters within 75 days prior
to a general election for state and county offices.

For challenges other than residency, the local election authority
must conduct a hearing on the challenge within 20 days of its
filing or on a later date requested by either party and agreed to
by both parties.  The authority must hear evidence or review
evidence or arguments submitted by an affidavit and promptly
issue a written opinion after the hearing of its findings to all
parties involved.  If the authority rules against a registered
voter, his or her registration must be canceled on the
thirty-first day after the decision is issued.  Procedures for
the hearing notice and receipt of testimony are specified in the
bill.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm