HB 1763 -- Petition Circulators

Sponsor:  Parson

This bill changes the laws regarding petition circulators.  In
its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires petition circulators to be citizens of the United
States, Missouri residents, and registered voters;

(2)  Prohibits the payment of petition circulators on a
per-signature basis;

(3)  Prohibits petition circulators from soliciting or receiving
signatures for two or more petitions simultaneously;

(4)  Prohibits the use of regular mail or the Internet to solicit
or receive signatures;

(5)  Requires petition circulators to supply information to the
Office of the Secretary of State verifying their eligibility and
requires that petition circulators swear by affidavit that they
will comply with the conditions of the bill;

(6)  Specifies that anyone violating the provisions of the bill
will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and

(7)  Specifies that signatures collected by unregistered
circulators will not be counted.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm