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SB 596 - This act modifies personal identification requirements to be shown to gain voter eligibility at polling places. The identification must be issued by the United States or the state of Missouri, include the individual's name and photograph, and must have not expired before the date of the most recent general election unless it is a non-expiring or non-expired Missouri nondriver's license or a non-expired Missouri driver's license . Voters with physical or mental disabilities, handicaps or sincerely held religious beliefs and those born on or before January 1, 1941, who do not have sufficient identification are exempt from the requirement if they execute an affidavit stating such a sufficient reason. These individuals may cast a provisional ballot. The act allows for issuing non-driver's licenses with photographic images to fulfill the identification requirement. The state of Missouri shall pay all the legally required fees for applicants for non-driver's licenses. All persons requesting such an ID shall be issued a non-driver's license through a mobile processing system operated by the department of revenue at no cost. CHRIS HOGERTY
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