MissouriMissouri election officials publish notices and verify voters under set rules
Election officials would publish notices within six weeks and verify voters through accepted photo identification or provisional-ballot procedures.
What it does
Election authorities must publish election notices and sample ballots within six weeks before an election. Local filing dates follow set deadlines when no other law or charter controls.
Voters must show an accepted photo ID or use a provisional ballot. The state must provide a voting-related nondriver license and certain records without charge.
Lobbyists generally must close candidate committees, with a local-office exception. Campaign committees need clear consent for recurring donations, and public money cannot fund election advocacy.
Argument forFree voting IDs and supporting records could help qualified voters who lack accepted identification complete the voting process.
Argument againstVoters without accepted ID may have to return before polls close or rely on signature review, creating another risk that provisional ballots will not count.
More detail
Election authorities must publish election notices and sample ballots, while political subdivisions must announce local filing dates. The rules cover elections held in an election authority’s jurisdiction and candidate filings for political subdivisions and special districts. Notices generally must appear twice in qualified newspapers, unless a mailing option applies. A local filing date applies only when state law or a charter does not set one. A court may allow late notification when the stated ballot-cost conditions are met. Election notices must be published within six weeks before the election; local filing generally opens on the sixteenth Tuesday and closes on the thirteenth Tuesday before the election.
Voters must show an accepted photo ID or cast a provisional ballot, and election officials must verify whether that ballot can be counted. The rules cover people voting at polling places or in-person absentee locations, including voters who lack an accepted photo ID. Accepted identification includes qualifying Missouri licenses, certain government-issued photo documents, and military or Veterans Affairs identification. The state and fee offices must provide one nondriver license at no cost to an otherwise qualified voter who wants it for voting. A provisional ballot generally counts only after the voter provides acceptable identification or officials verify the voter’s signature and eligibility. A voter without accepted identification must provide it by the end of election-day polling hours, or officials must complete the required signature and eligibility review before counting the provisional ballot.
People who register as lobbyists must dissolve most candidate committees, while committees must follow rules for recurring contributions and public campaign spending. The rules cover registered lobbyists, candidate and other political committees, contributors, and political subdivisions or special districts. A lobbyist may keep a committee for a county, municipal, or school-board office only when not lobbying that same government body. Recurring contributions require affirmative consent, clear receipts, and cancellation information; unlawful contributions must be returned. Public officials and employees may not use public money to support or oppose candidates or ballot measures, although public appearances and press releases remain allowed. The committee and spending rules apply when a person registers as a lobbyist, when a committee solicits recurring contributions, or when a political subdivision uses public funds for election advocacy.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jul 13Delivered to Secretary of State (G)Latest
- Jul 13Approved by Governor Mike Kehoe (G)Became Law
- May 28Delivered to Governor
- May 28Signed by President Pro Tem (S)
- May 28Signed by House Speaker (H)
- May 12House Message (H)
- Vote recorded Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 101 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0. Result: pass.Lower
- May 12Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed - AYES: 101 NOES: 47 PRESENT: 0Major
- May 12House Adopts (H) - SS SCS, as amended
- May 12Taken Up
- May 12Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0Minor
- May 12Voted Do Pass (H)Minor
- May 12Executive Session Completed (H)
- May 12Referred: Fiscal Review(H)Minor
- May 12Reported to the House with... (H) - SS SCS, as amended
- May 11Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 2 to SA 2, SA 3 to SA 2, SA 2, as amended, SA 1 To SA 3, SA 3, as amended, HA 4, adopted - AYES: 25 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Third Read and Passed with Amendments (S) - SA 2 to SA 2, SA 3 to SA 2, SA 2, as amended, SA 1 To SA 3, SA 3, as amended, HA 4, adopted - AYES: 25 NOES: 6 PRESENT: 0. Result: pass.Upper
- May 11SS Adopted (S)
- May 11SS OfferedMinor
- May 11Taken Up for Third Reading (S)Minor
- May 7Placed on Informal Calendar
- Apr 28SCS Reported Do Pass (S)Minor
- Apr 20SCS Voted Do Pass (S)Minor
- Apr 20Executive Session Held (S)
- Apr 13Public Hearing Held (S)
- Apr 13Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 13, 2026, 2 p.m., Senate Lounge - 3rd Floor
- Apr 8Second read and referred: Local Government, Elections and Pensions(S)
- Apr 7Reported to the Senate and First Read (S)Minor
- Apr 2Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 128 NOES: 17 PRESENT: 0Passed House
- Vote recorded Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 128 NOES: 17 PRESENT: 0. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Taken Up for Third Reading (H)Minor
- Apr 2Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (H)Minor
- Mar 31Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 2, HA3, adopted
- Mar 31HCS Adopted (H)
- Mar 31Title of Bill - Agreed To
- Mar 31Taken Up for Perfection (H)
- Mar 23Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 11Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 10Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)
- Mar 3Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0Minor
- Vote recorded Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Voted Do Pass (H)Minor
- Mar 3Executive Session Completed (H)
- Feb 24Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)Minor
- Jan 27HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2Minor
- Vote recorded HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 13 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27HCS Voted Do Pass (H)Minor
- Jan 27Executive Session Completed (H)
- Jan 20Action Postponed (H)
- Jan 20Executive Session Continued
- Jan 13Public Hearing Completed (H)
- Jan 8Referred: Elections(H)Minor
- Jan 8Read Second Time (H)Minor
- Jan 7Read First Time (H)
- 2025
- Dec 1Prefiled (H)Introduced
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