Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 115
Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
←115.275
Section 115.277.1
115.278→
August 28, 2015
Persons eligible to vote absentee.
115.277. 1. Except as provided in subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this
section, any registered voter of this state may vote by absentee ballot for
all candidates and issues for which such voter would be eligible to vote at
the polling place if such voter expects to be prevented from going to the
polls to vote on election day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the election
authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
(2) Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability,
including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a
person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election
authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such
voter's polling place;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are
retained;
(6) Certified participation in the address confidentiality program
established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.
2. Any covered voter, as defined in section 115.275, who is eligible
to register and vote in this state may vote in any election for federal
office, statewide office, state legislative office, or statewide ballot
initiatives by submitting a federal postcard application to apply to vote
by absentee ballot or by submitting a federal postcard application at the
polling place even though the person is not registered. A federal postcard
application submitted by a covered voter pursuant to this subsection shall
also serve as a voter registration application under section 115.908 and
the election authority shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled
to register, place the voter's name on the voter registration file. Each
covered voter may vote by absentee ballot or, upon submitting an affidavit
that the person is qualified to vote in the election, may vote at the
person's polling place.
3. Any interstate former resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors.
4. Any intrastate new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot at the election for presidential and vice
presidential electors, United States senator, representative in Congress,
statewide elected officials and statewide questions, propositions and
amendments from such resident's new jurisdiction of residence after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
5. Any new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may vote by
absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.005, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et
al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997
S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2013 S.B.
116, A.L. 2015 S.B. 34 & 105)
Effective 6-25-15
2014
2003
2002
1997
2014
115.277. 1. Except as provided in subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this
section, any registered voter of this state may vote by absentee ballot for
all candidates and issues for which such voter would be eligible to vote at
the polling place if such voter expects to be prevented from going to the
polls to vote on election day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the election
authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
(2) Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability,
including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a
person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election
authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such
voter's polling place;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are
retained.
2. Any person in federal service, as defined in section 115.275, who
is eligible to register and vote in this state but is not registered may
vote only in the election of presidential and vice presidential electors,
United States senator and representative in Congress even though the person
is not registered. Each person in federal service may vote by absentee
ballot or, upon submitting an affidavit that the person is qualified to
vote in the election, may vote at the person's polling place.
3. Any interstate former resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors.
4. Any intrastate new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot at the election for presidential and vice
presidential electors, United States senator, representative in Congress,
statewide elected officials and statewide questions, propositions and
amendments from such resident's new jurisdiction of residence after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
5. Any new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may vote by
absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
2003
115.277. 1. Any registered voter of this state may vote by
absentee ballot if he expects to be prevented from going to the
polls to vote on election day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the
election authority in which he is registered to vote;
(2) Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical
disability;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as an election authority, as a member of an
election authority, or by an election authority at a location
other than his polling place;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting
are retained.
2. Any person in federal service who is eligible to register
and vote in any election in this state may vote in the election
even if he is not registered. Each person in federal service may
vote by absentee ballot or, upon submitting an affidavit that he
is qualified to vote in the election, may vote at his polling
place.
3. Any person who is authorized to vote for federal officer
by federal law may vote by absentee ballot for presidential and
vice-presidential electors, United States senator, representative
in Congress and statewide elected officials without being
registered.
4. Any registered voter who moves from one jurisdiction in
the state to another jurisdiction in the state after 5:00 p.m. or
the normal closing time of the public place where registration
for his new place of residence is being held if such time is
later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday prior to an election
may vote by absentee ballot at the election for presidential and
vice-presidential electors, United States senator, representative
in Congress, statewide elected officials and statewide questions,
propositions and amendments from his new jurisdiction of
residence without being registered in his new jurisdiction of
residence.
2002
115.277. 1. Except as provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 of this
section, any registered voter of this state may vote by absentee ballot for
all candidates and issues for which such voter would be eligible to vote at
the polling place if such voter expects to be prevented from going to the
polls to vote on election day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the election
authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
(2) Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability,
including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a
person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election
authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such
voter's polling place;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are
retained.
2. Any person in active duty military service, as defined in section
115.275, who is eligible to register and vote in this state may vote only
in the election of presidential and vice presidential electors, United
States senator and representative in Congress even if the person is not
registered. Each person in federal service may vote by absentee ballot or,
upon submitting an affidavit that the person is qualified to vote in the
election, may vote at the person's polling place.
3. Any interstate former resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors.
4. Any intrastate new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot at the election for presidential and vice
presidential electors, United States senator, representative in Congress,
statewide elected officials and statewide questions, propositions and
amendments from such resident's new jurisdiction of residence after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
5. Any new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may vote by
absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
1997
115.277. 1. Except as provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5 of this
section, any registered voter of this state may vote by absentee ballot for
all candidates and issues for which such voter would be eligible to vote at
the polling place if such voter expects to be prevented from going to the
polls to vote on election day due to:
(1) Absence on election day from the jurisdiction of the election
authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
(2) Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability;
(3) Religious belief or practice;
(4) Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election
authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such
voter's polling place;
(5) Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are
retained.
2. Any person in federal service, as defined in section 115.275, who
is eligible to register and vote in any election in this state may vote in
the election even if the person is not registered. Each person in federal
service may vote by absentee ballot or, upon submitting an affidavit that
the person is qualified to vote in the election, may vote at the person's
polling place.
3. Any interstate former resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors.
4. Any intrastate new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may
vote by absentee ballot at the election for presidential and vice
presidential electors, United States senator, representative in Congress,
statewide elected officials and statewide questions, propositions and
amendments from such resident's new jurisdiction of residence after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
5. Any new resident, as defined in section 115.275, may vote by
absentee ballot for presidential and vice presidential electors after
registering to vote in such resident's new jurisdiction of residence.
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