Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 115
Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
←115.012
Section 115.013.1
115.015→
August 28, 2015
Definitions.
115.013. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly implies
otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1) "Automatic tabulating equipment", the apparatus necessary to
examine and automatically count votes, and the data processing machines
which are used for counting votes and tabulating results;
(2) "Ballot", the ballot card, paper ballot or ballot designed for
use with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes
to which he or she is entitled at an election;
(3) "Ballot card", a ballot which is voted by making a punch or
sensor mark which can be tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment;
(4) "Ballot label", the card, paper, booklet, page or other material
containing the names of all offices and candidates and statements of all
questions to be voted on;
(5) "Counting location", a location selected by the election
authority for the automatic processing or counting, or both, of ballots;
(6) "County", any one of the several counties of this state or the
City of St. Louis;
(7) "Disqualified", a determination made by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the Missouri ethics commission, an election authority or any
other body authorized by law to make such a determination that a candidate
is ineligible to hold office or not entitled to be voted on for office;
(8) "District", an area within the state or within a political
subdivision of the state from which a person is elected to represent the
area on a policy-making body with representatives of other areas in the
state or political subdivision;
(9) "Electronic voting machine", any part of an electronic voting
system on which a voter is able to cast a ballot under this chapter;
(10) "Electronic voting system", a system of casting votes by use of
marking devices, and counting votes by use of automatic tabulating or data
processing equipment, and includes computerized voting systems;
(11) "Established political party" for the state, a political party
which, at either of the last two general elections, polled for its
candidate for any statewide office more than two percent of the entire vote
cast for the office. "Established political party" for any district or
political subdivision shall mean a political party which polled more than
two percent of the entire vote cast at either of the last two elections in
which the district or political subdivision voted as a unit for the
election of officers or representatives to serve its area;
(12) "Federal office", the office of presidential elector, United
States senator, or representative in Congress;
(13) "Independent", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may run;
(14) "Major political party", the political party whose candidates
received the highest or second highest number of votes at the last general
election;
(15) "Marking device", either an apparatus in which ballots are
inserted and voted by use of a punch apparatus, or any approved device
which will enable the votes to be counted by automatic tabulating
equipment;
(16) "Municipal" or "municipality", a city, village, or incorporated
town of this state;
(17) "New party", any political group which has filed a valid
petition and is entitled to place its list of candidates on the ballot at
the next general or special election;
(18) "Nonpartisan", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may not run;
(19) "Political party", any established political party and any new
party;
(20) "Political subdivision", a county, city, town, village, or
township of a township organization county;
(21) "Polling place", the voting place designated for all voters
residing in one or more precincts for any election;
(22) "Precincts", the geographical areas into which the election
authority divides its jurisdiction for the purpose of conducting elections;
(23) "Public office", any office established by constitution, statute
or charter and any employment under the United States, the state of
Missouri, or any political subdivision or special district, but does not
include any office in the reserve forces or the National Guard or the
office of notary public or city attorney in cities of the third
classification or cities of the fourth classification;
(24) "Question", any measure on the ballot which can be voted "YES"
or "NO";
(25) "Relative within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity",
a spouse, parent, or child of a person;
(26) "Relative within the second degree by consanguinity or
affinity", a spouse, parent, child, grandparent, brother, sister,
grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law;
(27) "Special district", any school district, water district, fire
protection district, hospital district, health center, nursing district, or
other districts with taxing authority, or other district formed pursuant to
the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services;
(28) "Special election", elections called by any school district,
water district, fire protection district, or other district formed pursuant
to the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services; and
(29) "Voting district", the one or more precincts within which all
voters vote at a single polling place for any election.
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 1.025, A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526,
A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B.
676, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
2005
2002
1999
2005
115.013. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly implies
otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1) "Automatic tabulating equipment", the apparatus necessary to examine
and automatically count votes, and the data processing machines which are used
for counting votes and tabulating results;
(2) "Ballot", the ballot card, paper ballot or ballot designed for use
with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes to
which he or she is entitled at an election;
(3) "Ballot card", a ballot which is voted by making a punch or sensor
mark which can be tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment;
(4) "Ballot label", the card, paper, booklet, page or other material
containing the names of all offices and candidates and statements of all
questions to be voted on;
(5) "Counting location", a location selected by the election authority
for the automatic processing or counting, or both, of ballots;
(6) "County", any one of the several counties of this state or the City
of St. Louis;
(7) "Disqualified", a determination made by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the Missouri ethics commission, an election authority or any
other body authorized by law to make such a determination that a candidate is
ineligible to hold office or not entitled to be voted on for office;
(8) "District", an area within the state or within a political
subdivision of the state from which a person is elected to represent the area
on a policy-making body with representatives of other areas in the state or
political subdivision;
(9) "Electronic voting system", a system of casting votes by use of
marking devices, and counting votes by use of automatic tabulating or data
processing equipment, and includes computerized voting systems;
(10) "Established political party" for the state, a political party
which, at either of the last two general elections, polled for its candidate
for any statewide office, more than two percent of the entire vote cast for
the office. "Established political party" for any district or political
subdivision shall mean a political party which polled more than two percent of
the entire vote cast at either of the last two elections in which the district
or political subdivision voted as a unit for the election of officers or
representatives to serve its area;
(11) "Federal office", the office of presidential elector, United States
senator, or representative in Congress;
(12) "Independent", a candidate who is not a candidate of any political
party and who is running for an office for which party candidates may run;
(13) "Major political party", the political party whose candidates
received the highest or second highest number of votes at the last general
election;
(14) "Marking device", either an apparatus in which ballots are inserted
and voted by use of a punch apparatus, or any approved device which will
enable the votes to be counted by automatic tabulating equipment;
(15) "Municipal" or "municipality", a city, village, or incorporated
town of this state;
(16) "New party", any political group which has filed a valid petition
and is entitled to place its list of candidates on the ballot at the next
general or special election;
(17) "Nonpartisan", a candidate who is not a candidate of any political
party and who is running for an office for which party candidates may not run;
(18) "Political party", any established political party and any new
party;
(19) "Political subdivision", a county, city, town, village, or township
of a township organization county;
(20) "Polling place", the voting place designated for all voters
residing in one or more precincts for any election;
(21) "Precincts", the geographical areas into which the election
authority divides its jurisdiction for the purpose of conducting elections;
(22) "Public office", any office established by constitution, statute or
charter and any employment under the United States, the state of Missouri, or
any political subdivision or special district, but does not include any office
in the reserve forces or the National Guard or the office of notary public or
city attorney in cities of the third classification or cities of the fourth
classification;
(23) "Question", any measure on the ballot which can be voted "YES" or
"NO";
(24) "Relative within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity", a
spouse, parent, or child of a person;
(25) "Relative within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity", a
spouse, parent, child, grandparent, brother, sister, grandchild,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law;
(26) "Special district", any school district, water district, fire
protection district, hospital district, health center, nursing district, or
other districts with taxing authority, or other district formed pursuant to
the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services;
(27) "Special election", elections called by any school district, water
district, fire protection district, or other district formed pursuant to the
laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services; and
(28) "Voting district", the one or more precincts within which all
voters vote at a single polling place for any election.
2002
115.013. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly implies
otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1) "Automatic tabulating equipment", the apparatus necessary to
examine and automatically count votes, and the data processing machines
which are used for counting votes and tabulating results;
(2) "Ballot", the ballot card, paper ballot or ballot designed for
use with an electronic voting system on which each voter may cast all votes
to which he or she is entitled at an election;
(3) "Ballot card", a ballot which is voted by making a punch or
sensor mark which can be tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment;
(4) "Ballot label", the card, paper, booklet, page or other material
containing the names of all offices and candidates and statements of all
questions to be voted on;
(5) "Counting location", a location selected by the election
authority for the automatic processing or counting, or both, of ballots;
(6) "County", any one of the several counties of this state or the
City of St. Louis;
(7) "Disqualified", a determination made by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the Missouri ethics commission, an election authority or any
other body authorized by law to make such a determination that a candidate
is ineligible to hold office or not entitled to be voted on for office;
(8) "District", an area within the state or within a political
subdivision of the state from which a person is elected to represent the
area on a policy-making body with representatives of other areas in the
state or political subdivision;
(9) "Electronic voting system", a system of casting votes by use of
marking devices, and counting votes by use of automatic tabulating or data
processing equipment, and includes computerized voting systems;
(10) "Established political party" for the state, a political party
which, at either of the last two general elections, polled for its
candidate for any statewide office, more than two percent of the entire
vote cast for the office. "Established political party" for any district
or political subdivision shall mean a political party which polled more
than two percent of the entire vote cast at either of the last two
elections in which the district or political subdivision voted as a unit
for the election of officers or representatives to serve its area;
(11) "Federal office", the office of presidential elector, United
States senator, or representative in Congress;
(12) "Independent", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may run;
(13) "Major political party", the political party whose candidates
received the highest or second highest number of votes at the last general
election;
(14) "Marking device", either an apparatus in which ballots are
inserted and voted by use of a punch apparatus, or any approved device
which will enable the votes to be counted by automatic tabulating
equipment;
(15) "Municipal" or "municipality", a city, village, or incorporated
town of this state;
(16) "New party", any political group which has filed a valid
petition and is entitled to place its list of candidates on the ballot at
the next general or special election;
(17) "Nonpartisan", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may not run;
(18) "Political party", any established political party and any new
party;
(19) "Political subdivision", a county, city, town, village, or
township of a township organization county;
(20) "Polling place", the voting place designated for all voters
residing in one or more precincts for any election;
(21) "Precincts", the geographical areas into which the election
authority divides its jurisdiction for the purpose of conducting elections;
(22) "Public office", any office established by constitution, statute
or charter and any employment under the United States, the state of
Missouri, or any political subdivision or special district, but does not
include any office in the reserve forces or the national guard or the
office of notary public;
(23) "Question", any measure on the ballot which can be voted "YES"
or "NO";
(24) "Relative within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity",
a spouse, parent, or child of a person;
(25) "Relative within the second degree by consanguinity or
affinity", a spouse, parent, child, grandparent, brother, sister,
grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law;
(26) "Special district", any school district, water district, fire
protection district, hospital district, health center, nursing district, or
other districts with taxing authority, or other district formed pursuant to
the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services;
(27) "Special election", elections called by any school district,
water district, fire protection district, or other district formed pursuant
to the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services; and
(28) "Voting district", the one or more precincts within which all
voters vote at a single polling place for any election.
1999
115.013. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly implies
otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1) "Automatic tabulating equipment", the apparatus necessary to
examine and automatically count votes, and the data processing machines
which are used for counting votes and tabulating results;
(2) "Ballot", the ballot card or paper ballot on which each voter may
cast all votes to which he or she is entitled at an election;
(3) "Ballot card", a ballot which is voted by making a punch or
sensor mark which can be tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment;
(4) "Ballot label", the card, paper, booklet, page or other material
containing the names of all offices and candidates and statements of all
questions to be voted on;
(5) "Counting location", a location selected by the election
authority for the automatic processing or counting, or both, of ballots;
(6) "County", any one of the several counties of this state or the
city of St. Louis;
(7) "Disqualified", a determination made by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the Missouri ethics commission, an election authority or any
other body authorized by law to make such a determination that a candidate
is ineligible to hold office or not entitled to be voted on for office;
(8) "District", an area within the state or within a political
subdivision of the state from which a person is elected to represent the
area on a policy-making body with representatives of other areas in the
state or political subdivision;
(9) "Electronic voting system", a system of casting votes by use of
marking devices, and counting votes by use of automatic tabulating or data
processing equipment;
(10) "Established political party" for the state, a political party
which, at either of the last two general elections, polled for its
candidate for any statewide office, more than two percent of the entire
vote cast for the office. "Established political party" for any district
or political subdivision shall mean a political party which polled more
than two percent of the entire vote cast at either of the last two
elections in which the district or political subdivision voted as a unit
for the election of officers or representatives to serve its area;
(11) "Federal office", the office of presidential elector, United
States senator, or representative in Congress;
(12) "Independent", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may run;
(13) "Major political party", the political party whose candidates
received the highest or second highest number of votes at the last general
election;
(14) "Marking device", either an apparatus in which ballots are
inserted and voted by use of a punch apparatus, or any approved device for
marking paper ballots with ink or other substance which will enable the
votes to be counted by automatic tabulating equipment;
(15) "New party", any political group which has filed a valid
petition and is entitled to place its list of candidates on the ballot at
the next general or special election;
(16) "Nonpartisan", a candidate who is not a candidate of any
political party and who is running for an office for which party candidates
may not run;
(17) "Political party", any established political party and any new
party;
(18) "Political subdivision", a county, city, town, village, or
township of a township organization county;
(19) "Polling place", the voting place designated for all voters
residing in one or more precincts for any election;
(20) "Precincts", the geographical areas into which the election
authority divides its jurisdiction for the purpose of conducting elections;
(21) "Public office", any office established by constitution, statute
or charter and any employment under the United States, the state of
Missouri, or any political subdivision or special district, but does not
include any office in the reserve forces or the national guard or the
office of notary public;
(22) "Question", any measure on the ballot which can be voted "YES"
or "NO";
(23) "Relative within the second degree by consanguinity or
affinity", a spouse, each grandparent, parent, brother, sister, niece,
nephew, aunt, uncle, child and grandchild of a person;
(24) "Special district", any school district, water district, fire
protection district, hospital district, health center, nursing district, or
other districts with taxing authority, or other district formed pursuant to
the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services;
(25) "Special election", elections called by any school district,
water district, fire protection district, or other district formed pursuant
to the laws of Missouri to provide limited, specific services; and
(26) "Voting district", the one or more precincts within which all
voters vote at a single polling place for any election.
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