SPONSOR: Appelbaum
This bill establishes the "Missouri Voter Fraud Prevention Act". A statewide system of automatic voter registration will be developed.
Information provided by a Missouri resident to the Department of Revenue, Department of Social Services, a local housing authority, an institution of the University of Missouri System, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Bureau of Vital Records, a local health department, the Recorder of Deeds, and any other agency designated by the Secretary of State will be shared by that agency with the Secretary of State at least once monthly. The information required to be transmitted is specified in the bill.
The Secretary of State will use this information to identify individuals who are eligible to vote but are not registered and send notice by mail to those individuals. Eligible voters will have 45 days to opt out of automatic registration, as specified in the bill. If the eligible voters do not opt out of automatic registration by the end of that time period they will be registered to vote.
This bill is similar to HB 879 (2025) and HB 1686 (2024).
Statutes affected: