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.  Any registered voter may vote by advance ballot at the
central voting location designated by the election authority.
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 of the other sites 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
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm