Missouri HJR 109: Modifies provisions for voter identification.

Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 109
100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMMONS.
5057H.02I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing Section 11 of Article
VIII of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof 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
2 following the first Monday in November, 2020, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the state
5 of Missouri:
Section A. Section 11, Article VIII, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new
2 section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 11, to read as follows:
Section 11. A person seeking to vote [in person] in public elections [may] shall be
2 required by general law to identify himself or herself and verify his or her qualifications as a
3 citizen of the United States of America and a resident of the state of Missouri by providing
4 election officials with a form of identification, which [may] shall include valid
5 government-issued photo identification. [Exceptions] An exception to the identification
6 requirement may [also] be provided for by general law to allow voting by provisional ballot.
Section B. Pursuant to chapter 116, and other applicable constitutional provisions and
2 laws of this state allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for the submission of
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

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3 this joint resolution to the voters of this state, the official summary statement of this resolution
4 shall be as follows:
5 "Shall the Constitution of Missouri be amended to state that voters shall be required by
6 law to verify their identity by presenting valid government-issued photo identification?".
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