HOUSE BILL NO. 3137 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE.
6955H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 167, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to registration of student voters.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 167, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 167.1002, to read as follows: 167.1002. 1. At least twice during each school year, the school board of each 2 school district and the governing body of each charter school shall offer to each student 3 who is at least seventeen years and six months of age the opportunity to register to vote 4 in accordance with the provisions of this section. 5 2. A school district or charter school shall allow each student who is at least 6 seventeen years and six months of age to register to vote during school hours on the 7 fourth Tuesday in September of each year, or on the next available school day if school is 8 not in session on that day. 9 3. A school district or charter school shall coordinate with the local election 10 authority in whose jurisdiction such district or school is located to organize a second 11 opportunity to allow each student who is at least seventeen years and six months of age 12 to register to vote during school hours. Such opportunity shall occur later than the date 13 provided in subsection 2 of this section and shall be conducted by the local election 14 authority. 15 4. The secretary of state shall prepare informational materials regarding voter 16 registration to be distributed at each voter registration activity conducted pursuant to 17 the provisions of this section.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 3137 2
18 5. Each school district and charter school shall file a report regarding voter 19 registration activities conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section with the 20 department of elementary and secondary education by December thirty-first of each 21 year. ✔
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