Mo. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 30-15.030

Current through Register Vol. 49, No.12, June 17, 2024

Section 15 CSR 30-15.030 - [Effective 6/30/2024] Initiative, Referendum, New Party, and Independent Candidate Petitions Missouri Voter Registration System and Other Computerized Processing Options

PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to update the statutory reference, to clarify information, and to add local election authorities.

(1) Each local election authority has the option for local petitions to comply with the requirements of 15 CSR 30-15.010 and 15 CSR 30-15.020 through the centralized Missouri Voter Registration System (MCVR).

(2) Each local election authority may comply with the requirements of 15 CSR 30-15.010 and 15 CSR 3015.020 for statewide petitions, referendums, new party and independent candidates filed with the secretary of state office through a petition processing software program maintained and administered by the secretary of state. Petition pages will be processed and annotated electronically. Each local election authority shall certify to the secretary of state by means of petition processing summary reports generated by the software program provided by the secretary of state the total of each category enumerated in 15 CSR 30-15.020(1) less the number of duplicate, but otherwise qualified, signatures in 15 CSR 30-15.020(2).

15 CSR 30-15.030

AUTHORITY: section 115.335.7, RSMo 2000, and section 116.130.5, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Aug. 14, 2013, effective Feb. 28, 2014.

Amended by Missouri Register June 15, 2020/Volume 45, Number 12, effective 7/31/2020

Amended by Missouri Register May 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 10, effective 6/30/2024.

*Original authority: 115.335.7, RSMo 1977, amended 1993, 1995 and 116.130, RSMo 1980, amended 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003.