SECOND REGULAR SESSION
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES COX (Sponsor), FISHER, ERVIN, SCHAAF, DAVIS, JONES (89), RUESTMAN, WALLACE, FUNDERBURK, SANDER, DUSENBERG, BIVINS, WELLS AND SCHARNHORST (Co-sponsors).
Pre-filed December 11, 2007 and copies ordered printed.
D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article VIII of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section relating to voter identification.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2008, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Missouri:
Section A. Article VIII, Constitution of Missouri, is amended by adding one new section, to be known as section 8, to read as follows:
Section 8. Any person seeking to vote in a public election shall establish his or her qualifications as a citizen of the state of Missouri lawfully present in the United States of America by providing election officials a form of identification, including valid government-issued photo identification, as provided by law. The state shall provide at least one form of such identification required to vote at no cost to any otherwise qualified citizen who does not already possess such identification and who desires the identification in order to vote. In the event that any political subdivision incurs costs to implement the requirements of this section, the state shall reimburse the political subdivision for such costs.
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