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Section: 115.0277 Persons eligible to vote absentee. RSMO 115.277


Published: 2015

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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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