Missouri Senate

Senate Committee Substitute

• A nonexpired Missouri driver's license;

• A nonexpired or nonexpiring Missouri nondriver's license;

• Any identification containing a photograph issued by the Missouri National Guard, the United States armed forces, or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or

• A document issued by the United States or the state of Missouri containing the name of the voter which substantially conforms to the most recent signature in the individual's voter registration records, a photograph, and an expiration date or if expired, the expiration is after the date of the most recent general election.

Those appearing without identification who are unable to obtain one because of:

• A physical or mental disability;

• An inability to pay for a document necessary to obtain the required identification;

• A religious belief against forms of identification; or

• If the voter was born before January 1, 1946

shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, provided the election authority can verify the identity of the individual by comparing the individual's signature to the signature on file with the election authority.

All voters whose identity cannot be established are allowed to cast a provisional ballot which shall not be counted unless the voter returns to the election authority within three days after the election and provides proper identification.

All costs incurred by the election authority associated with implementing the new identification requirements shall be reimbursed from the general revenue upon appropriation. If there is no appropriation of funds, election authorities shall not enforce the photo identification requirements of the act and the following forms of identification shall be acceptable for establishing a voter's qualifications to vote:

• Identification issued by the state, an agency of the state, or a local election authority;

• Identification issued by the federal government;

• Identification issued by an institution of higher education;

• A driver's license or state ID card issued by another state; or

• Some other ID approved by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall provide advance notice of the identification requirements to be included in the election authority's elections notices on the official website of the Secretary of State.

The state and all fee offices shall provide at least one form of identification required to vote at no cost to the voter. Subject to appropriations, the state and all agencies of the state shall provide a birth certificate to any person seeking to obtain an identification care in order to vote.

This act is contingent on the passage of a constitutional amendment establishing voter photo identification for elections. If the amendment is approved by the voters, the provisions of this act will become effective June 1, 2017.

This act is substantially similar to SB 594 (2016), SB 170 (2015) and HB 30 (2015), and similar to SB 511 (2014), SB 27 (2013), SCS/HB 1104 (2012), SCS/SB 442 (2012), HCS#2/SB 3 (2011), HB 1966 (2010), SB 523 (2009), and SB 1014 (2006).

SCOTT SVAGERA