Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes when and how the
secretary of state's office will pay for documents needed by a person in order
to obtain a free non-driver's license for the purpose of
voting.
(1) Definitions. As
used in this rule-
(A) "Another state's
documents" means the following documents issued by a state of the United States
other than Missouri:
1. A birth
certificate;
2. A marriage license
or certificate;
3. A divorce
decree;
4. A certificate of decree
of adoption; and
5. A court order
changing a person's name;
(B) "Eligible individual" means a resident of
Missouri who meets the following requirements:
1. Is seeking to obtain one (1) free
non-driver's license in order to vote in Missouri; and
2. Needs federal documents, Missouri
documents or another state's documents in order to obtain a Missouri
non-driver's license; and
3. Is
seventeen (17) years of age or older; and
4. Does not have a non-expired Missouri
driver's license (according to state records); and
5. Does not have a non-expired or
non-expiring Missouri non-driver's license (according to state
records);
(C) "Federal
documents" means a Social Security card reflecting an updated name or
naturalization papers or other documents from the United States Department of
State proving U.S. citizenship;
(D)
"Free personal identification in order to vote" means a non-expired or
non-expiring Missouri non-driver's license provided for free by the Missouri
Department of Revenue or any Missouri license office under section
115.427.6(1), RSMo;
(E) "Missouri
documents" means the following documents issued by the state of Missouri:
1. A birth certificate;
2. A marriage license or
certificate;
3. A divorce
decree;
4. A certificate of decree
of adoption; and
5. A court order
changing a person's name.
(2) The secretary of state's office will pay
for the following:
(A) Any fee charged by
another state for another state's documents for eligible individuals, limited
to one (1) copy of a document, if the document is needed by the eligible
individual in order to obtain free personal identification in order to
vote;
(B) Any fee charged by the
federal government for federal documents for eligible individuals, limited to
one (1) copy of a document, if the document is needed by the eligible
individual in order to obtain free personal identification in order to vote;
and
(C) Any fee charged by a
Missouri state court for a Missouri document for eligible individuals, limited
to one (1) copy of a document, if the document is needed by the eligible
individual in order to obtain free personal identification in order to
vote.
(3) The secretary
of state will not pay for-
(A) A Missouri
non-driver's license;
(B) Federal
documents, Missouri documents, or another state's documents sought by an
individual to obtain or renew a Missouri driver's license; or
(C) Birth certificates that can be obtained
free of charge through the Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services.
(4) In order
for the secretary of state's office to pay for a document, the eligible
individual must cooperate with the secretary of state's office to obtain the
document, providing any information needed by the secretary of state's office
to facilitate obtaining the document and for the secretary of state's office to
directly pay for the document. This information may include, but is not limited
to, the eligible individual's full name, date of birth, residence and mailing
addresses, last four (4) digits of his or her Social Security number, telephone
numbers, and e-mail addresses.
(5)
If an eligible individual does not cooperate with the secretary of state's
office to obtain a copy of the documents identified in subsections (4)(A)
through (C) pursuant to section (6), but seeks reimbursement from the secretary
of state for costs of the documents they obtained by themselves, the secretary
of state may provide reimbursement if the eligible individual provides his or
her full name, date of birth, residence and mailing addresses, last four (4)
digits of his or her Social Security number, and a genuine numbered receipt
issued by the applicable government entity that contains all of the following
information:
(A) Name of governmental entity
from which document was obtained;
(B) Name and address of the eligible
individual;
(C) Type of document
that was provided (e.g., birth certificate, divorce decree, marriage
certificate, etc.); and
(D) The
amount paid to the governmental entity for the document. The secretary of state
may reject any requests for direct reimbursement at their discretion.
(6) If the Department of Revenue's
records show an individual has a non-expired Missouri driver's license or a
non-expired or non-expiring Missouri non-driver's license, the individual will
be considered eligible by the secretary of state's office only if the person
executes a statement, under penalty of perjury, to the secretary of state's
office that his or her license has been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the
individual meets the requirements of paragraphs (1)(B)1. through 3.
above.
