Bill > HB3263

This bill modifies various provisions related to elections in Missouri, including updating definitions for election-related terms like "air-gap" (a security measure isolating equipment from networks) and introducing new terms such as "audit log" (a tamper-evident record of system events) and "cast vote record" (CVR, a digital record of voter selections). It establishes a process for the Department of Health and Senior Services to report deaths to the Secretary of State, who then notifies local election authorities to update voter rolls. The bill also revises rules for election challengers and watchers, requiring them to be Missouri residents and registered voters, and outlines grounds for their removal from polling places, while also clarifying their access to observe various stages of the election process. Furthermore, it enhances voter registration by requiring verification of citizenship status through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program and mandates that election authorities conduct more frequent canvasses of voter registration records, updating the criteria for removing inactive voters. The bill introduces new procedures for manual recounts of election results, specifies requirements for the "Office of Election Crimes and Security" to investigate election law violations, and clarifies the public accessibility of certain election records, such as audit logs and ballot images, while protecting individual voter information. It also establishes new protocols for handling federal election guidance and funds, requiring legislative approval before implementation or acceptance, and prohibits certain donations for election administration from foreign sources. Finally, the bill makes changes to the process for challenging ballot titles and fiscal notes for ballot measures, revises requirements for petition circulators, and modifies penalties for petition signature fraud.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB3263&year=2026&code=R