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Missouri Voter Registration at DMV at Non-Photo Voter ID Initiative (2018)
| Missouri Voter Registration at DMV at Non-Photo Voter ID Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns and Suffrage | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Voter Registration at DMV at Non-Photo Voter ID Initiative was not on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have required that persons applying for a driver's license, renewal of a license, or a personal ID at a state Division of Motors Vehicle (DMV) locations be offered a voter registration application. The measure would have also required that DMV employees provide people with the same level of assistance and instruction for voter registration as for a driver's license. The initiative would have required DMV locations that did not have enough applications for voter registration to deliver and complete these at the applicant's house.[1]
The measure would have also allowed for non-photo state-issued voter IDs to be a substitute for photo IDs to vote in elections.[1] As of 2017, the state of Missouri required either (1) a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, U.S. Passport, or U.S. Military ID or (2) a secondary form of identification, such as a voter registration card, college ID, paycheck, or utility bill, with a signed statement confirming one's identity to vote. People without either form of ID, but who were registered to vote, were permitted to cast provisional ballots.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[3]
| “ | Do you want to amend Missouri law to:
State and local governmental entities estimate no savings from this proposal. State governmental entities estimate one-time costs of up to $1 million. Local election authorities are estimated to have additional costs ranging from $6,500 to $30,000 per election.[4] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Missouri, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent of the 2016 gubernatorial vote in six of the eight state congressional districts. This means that the minimum possible number of valid signatures required in 2018 was 100,126. Signatures needed to be filed with the secretary of state's office six months prior to the general election on November 6, 2018. Six months prior to the general election was May 6, 2018.
On October 13, 2017, Gerald Peterson filed the initiative with Secretary of State John Ashcroft (R). The initiative was given a ballot title and cleared for signature gathering on November 17, 2017.[3] Signatures were not filed for the initiative.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Initiative 2018-295," October 13, 2017
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Photo Voter ID FAQ," accessed December 4, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "2018 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri," accessed January 12, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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