ELECTIONS

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session (2007)
Bills Indexed by Subject
ELECTIONS

: Allows villages to cancel an election if there will be no competition between candidates because the number of candidates who file for the position is equivalent to the number of persons who may serve

: Increases the filing fee for a candidate for county office from $50 to $100

: Prohibits any classroom instruction in public schools on days of a general, municipal, or special election

: Makes the use of a wireless electronic recording device in a polling place an election offense

: Prohibits automated telephone solicitations relating to political campaigns to individuals on the No-Call List

: Requires all voting systems and machines used in elections after January 1, 2008, to record the voter's choices on a paper ballot

: Requires election costs for primary and general elections to be paid by the state

: Requires write-in candidates to meet state and municipal tax requirements and filing deadlines in order to file a declaration of intent

: Makes English, upon voter approval, the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

: Allows fire protection districts to consolidate upon approval by the voters within the fire protection districts

: Authorizes Missouri to enter into the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote Act

: Requires persons requesting more than 50 voter registration applications to provide certain information to the Secretary of State's office

: Changes the laws regarding the transition period for elected officials

: Transfers the responsibilities for certifying junior college district formation election results to the Secretary of State

: Changes the laws regarding campaign financing and establishes campaign contribution limits

: Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker

: Permits candidates in nonpartisan elections to take office when the number of positions are equal to the number of candidates because a candidate or several candidates have withdrawn from the election

: Requires than an applicant for elected public office must pay all penalties he or she owes for any failure to file campaign finance disclosure reports before being approved as a candidate

: Extends the election date for a certain retirement option under the Public School Retirement System of Missouri

: Changes the laws regarding campaign financing

: Changes the laws regarding certain election requirements

: Limits restrictions on making contributions in support of bond elections to financial contributions only

: Repeals the law currently prohibiting Kansas City police officers from participating in certain political activities

: Increases the penalty for knowingly signing another person's name on an initiative petition

: Transfers the review of state expenditures for general and local elections from the Commissioner of the Office of Administration to the Secretary of State

: Requires the Secretary of State to mail a voter registration form to a person who has applied for a resident hunting and fishing permit but is not a registered voter

: Prohibits initiative petition circulators from receiving payment for collecting signatures

: Authorizes advance voting procedures and additional penalty provisions regarding elections

: Requires election authorities to create a form to verify the eligibility of election watchers

: Requires independent candidates to file declarations of candidacy at the same time as other candidates and to appear on primary ballots

: Changes the election procedure for hospital district directors in Iron County

: Allows third and fourth class cities, towns, and villages to cancel an election if the number of candidates is equivalent to the number of positions

: Allows any registered voter who is 70 years of age or older to vote by absentee ballot

: Expands the crime of bribery of a public servant

: Changes the laws regarding elections

: Allows individuals to vote a straight party ticket with one selection

: Changes the laws regarding initiative petition procedures

: Removes the legal restriction that requires a proposed transit sales tax to pass in both St. Louis City and St. Louis County in order for the tax to go into effect

: Changes the laws regarding campaign finance, lobbying, and the Missouri Ethics Commission

: Allows applicants changing information on their driver's licenses to register to vote and requires the Department of Revenue to provide the voter information to the Office of the Secretary of State

: Prohibits municipal elections from being held during Passover and specifies that the election will be postponed until the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover

: Establishes a public campaign financing system for state elections with voluntary participation

: Requires certain school board candidates to declare their candidacy or be nominated for a designated seat on the board rather than running for any open seat

: Requires reimbursement to St. Charles County for election costs relating to transit authority sales tax increases

: Requires reimbursement to St. Charles County for election costs relating to transit authority sales tax increases

: Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring at least 60% of voters to approve amendments to the Missouri Constitution

: Proposes a constitutional amendment increasing the percentage of voters required for initiative petitions

: Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing English as the language for all official proceedings in Missouri

: Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds majority vote for future constitutional amendments and modifies the process for accepting and enacting constitutional amendments

: Proposes a constitutional amendment transferring the initial responsibility for congressional and legislative redistricting from a congressional committee to a state demographer

: Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the General Assembly to establish identification requirements for voting in Missouri and requiring the state to pay for the cost of one form of identification

SB 37 --- Sponsor: Days, Rita D.
: Creates an advance voting system for elections

SB 49 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies the state do-not-call list and requires political phone calls to include a "paid for by" statement

SB 65 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies the state do-not-call list and requires political phone calls to include a "paid for by" statement

SB 138 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Modifies paperwork requirements in the formation of a new political party

SB 150 --- Sponsor: Mayer, Robert
: Limits investment firm and law firm support in bond elections

SB 183 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Modifies various laws relating to ethics

SB 229 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Modifies law relating to voter registration and election offenses

SB 251 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies the state do-not-call list and requires political phone calls to include a "paid for by" statement

SB 263 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Modifies out-of-state committee reporting requirements

SB 271 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Amends requirements for filing financial interest statements

SB 298 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies the election process of hospital district directors in Iron County

SB 367 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Creates new penalties for signing false names on petitions

SB 408 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Imposes campaign contribution limits for individuals and committees in support of candidates running for public office

SB 409 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Requires candidates to file an intent to run for office

SB 410 --- Sponsor: Nodler, Gary
: Requires a minimum number of ballots be provided in a tangible form by the election authority

SB 438 --- Sponsor: Ridgeway, Luann
: Gives the boards of election commissioners the discretion to waive residency requirements for their employees

SB 448 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Establishes recall elections for school board members

SB 565 --- Sponsor: Smith, Jeff
: Adopts an agreement to elect the President by national popular vote

SB 586 --- Sponsor: Crowell, Jason
: Allows hunting and fishing permit applicants to receive a voter registration application form as part of the application for such permits

SB 587 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Entitles employees to take unpaid leave from work on the day of an election to serve in the election

SB 596 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Modifies voter identification requirements

SB 598 --- Sponsor: Engler, Kevin
: Modifies requirements pertaining to petition circulators

SB 703 --- Sponsor: Bray, Joan
: Modifies laws relating to ethics

SB 710 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Modifies laws relating to elections

SJR 11 --- Sponsor: Coleman, Maida
: Requires a two-thirds majority vote of the people in order to amend the Constitution

SJR 15 --- Sponsor: Green, Timothy P.
: Increases term limits for members of the General Assembly from 8 years to 12 years in each house

SJR 21 --- Sponsor: Clemens, Dan
: Lowers the number of representatives from 163 to 101 and length and number of terms for representatives and senators

SJR 28 --- Sponsor: Scott, Delbert
: Requires photo identification to vote in elections

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 23, 2007 at 9:15 am