Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 15 - ELECTED OFFICIALS
Division 30 - Secretary of State
Chapter 5 - Mail Ballot Election Procedures and Forms
Section 15 CSR 30-5.020 - Mail Ballot Election Procedures and Forms

(A) A plan shall be prepared for the initial Mail Ballot Election in a jurisdiction;

(B) In each county in which the county clerk is the election authority, a plan shall be prepared by any county clerk who is conducting his/her first Mail Ballot Election, regardless of whether or not it is the initial Mail Ballot Election for the jurisdiction;

(C) Subsequent to the initial Mail Ballot Election in subsection(s) (1)(A) and/or (B) of this rule, the election authority, in lieu of a written plan, may prepare a checklist. The checklist shall show compliance with the procedures and steps contained in the written plan as outlined in section (2) of this rule and with the provisions of the Mail Ballot Election Act; and

(D) Not later than the fourth Wednesday prior to the election, the plan or checklist shall be made available to the public and shall be forwarded to the political subdivision or special district official(s) responsible for calling the Mail Ballot Election.

(A) A checklist outlining the steps to be followed during the preparation and conduct of the Mail Ballot Election;

(B) A timetable listing projected dates for completion of various steps and procedures necessary to the conduct of the election;

(C) The procedures to ensure ballot secrecy;

(D) The procedures for mailing out ballots;

(E) The procedures for handling returned, voted ballots;

(F) The procedures for handling undeliverable ballots and for canvassing registration records;

(G) The procedures for allowing absentee votes;

(H) The procedures for replacement of ballots destroyed, spoiled, lost or not received by voters;

(I) The procedures for resolving signature conflicts;

(J) The proposed ballot, instruction sheet, secrecy envelope, ballot-return envelope, mail-out envelope and ballot replacement application; and

(K) The procedures to establish the list of qualified voters who are to receive a ballot.

(A) The secrecy envelope shall be opaque and contain on the front face the name of the political subdivision or special district calling the election and the date of the election. Also on the front face shall be the words MAIL BALLOT SECRECY ENVELOPE, prominently displayed in type not less than twenty-four (24) points in size. Instructions for marking and returning the voted ballot may be included on the back side of the secrecy envelope;

(B) The instruction sheet shall describe the voting process and include information on marking the ballot, use of the secrecy envelope and the return identification envelope, and completion of the self-administered affidavit required in section 115.655, RSMo (Cum. Supp. 1990);

(C) The application for a replacement ballot as provided for in section 115.655, RSMo shall be in substantially the following form:

State of Missouri

County (City) of__________________________________________________________________________________________________ss

I,_________________________________________________________________________________________________, declare that I am

Print Name

a resident and a properly registered voter residing at

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Residence Address City

I further declare that my ballot ws: (circle one)

destroyed spoiled lost not received and that I have not and will not vote more than one (1) ballot in this election.

_________________________ _______________________________

Telephone Number Date of Birth

I wish my replacement ballot to be sent to the address listed below:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________