HB 2541 -- Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008

Sponsor:  Hughes

This bill establishes the Voter Caging Prohibition Act of 2008
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 of the
correct precinct, 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 by an election authority to vote on
election day to vote a provisional ballot; and

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

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm