Key Votes
SB 3 - Requires Photo Identification to Vote - Key Vote
Missouri Key Votes
Jay Nixon vetoed this legislation.
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Stages
- June 17, 2011 Executive Vetoed
- May 10, 2011 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 4, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 17, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 5, 2011 Introduced
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND THEN APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS DURING AN ELECTION.
Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 17, 2011
Title: Requires Photo Identification to Vote
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (25-9) - May 10, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (99-52) - May 4, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (26-7) - Feb. 17, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Photo Identification to Vote
Vote to pass a bill that submits a constitutional amendment to the voters that requires voters to present photo identification prior to voting in an election, and specifies penalties for voter fraud.
-Requires voters to produce acceptable personal identification prior to being issued a ballot, and specifies that acceptable personal identification consists of any one of the following (Sec. A):
-A valid Missouri driver's license or nondriver's license;
-Photo identification issued by the Missouri National Guard, United States Armed Forces, or the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
-Any document issued by the United States or the State of Missouri which contains the signature of the voter, a photograph, and an expiration date.
-Authorizes voters who are unable to produce personal identification to cast a provisional ballot; however the provisional ballot shall not be counted until the voter returns with acceptable personal identification (Sec. A).
-Exempts a voter from the requirement to produce personal identification if the voter is unable to obtain personal identification as a result of one of the following conditions (Sec. A):
-Physical or mental disability;
-An inability to pay for the required documents;
-A sincere religious belief;
-The voter's driver's license was revoked after an arrest or summons, and the voter can provide the election authority with a copy of the traffic summons or temporary permit; or
-The voter was born on or before January 1, 1941.
-Specifies that eligible voters who attempt to vote at the incorrect polling place and refuse to go to the correct polling place when directed by the election authority may cast a provisional ballot at the incorrect polling place; however, the provisional ballot shall not be counted (Sec. A).
-Specifies that any person who knowingly signs any name other than their own to any voter registration application shall be guilty of a Class B felony (Sec. A).
-Specifies that any person who furnishes identification to an election official in order to cast a ballot with the knowledge that such identification is false shall be guilty of a Class B felony (Sec. A).
-Requires every individual who requests 50 or more voter registration applications, and who is not a deputy registration official, to be at least 18 years of age and submit the following information to the secretary of state (Sec. A):
-The individual's name, residential address, and mailing address;
-Whether the individual expects to be paid for soliciting voter registrations and if so, the identity of the payor;
-Whether the individual is acting on behalf of a group or organization, and if so, the identity of the group or organization; and
-The individual's signature.
-Requires the Secretary of State to provide individuals requesting voter registration applications with computer-based registration training or other registration training (Sec. A).
-This act shall become effective only upon the approval by voters of a constitutional amendment (Sec. B).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 5, 2011
Title: Requires Photo Identification to Vote
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND THEN APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS DURING AN ELECTION.
Sponsors
- Bill Stouffer (MO - R) (Out Of Office)