SPONSOR: Miller
This bill requires all candidates for public office to declare a political party affiliation, as evidenced by the candidate's voter registration record. Party affiliation will appear on the ballot beside the candidate's name. Candidates unaffiliated with a political party as evidenced by their voter registration records will be allowed to declare as independents. This requirement will apply only to political parties recognized by the State of Missouri.
The bill requires "paid for by" notices on campaign advertisements distributed on the internet.
This bill requires printed matter and broadcast matter, including matter transmitted via the internet, distributed by a campaign that is not in English to be accompanied by an English translation. A first violation of this requirement is a class A misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of this requirement is a class E felony. This requirement will apply to both State and Federal candidates, except as prohibited by Federal law.
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