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This bill modifies Missouri election law by establishing new requirements for absentee ballot signature verification. Specifically, the bill mandates that when an election authority receives an absentee ballot, they must compare the signature on the ballot envelope with the signature on the voter's registration record. If the signatures do not match, the ballot will be automatically rejected. Additionally, if any required statements on the ballot envelope are not completed, the ballot will also be rejected. The bill requires that all ballot envelopes be kept together in a secure location and not opened except under specific circumstances outlined in the election law. This provision aims to enhance the integrity of the absentee voting process by implementing a more rigorous signature verification step, which could potentially prevent fraudulent voting or ballot tampering by ensuring that the person who requested the absentee ballot is the same person whose signature appears on the envelope.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB333&year=2025&code=R