Missouri HB1812: Requires the department of health and senior services to notify the secretary of state of all death certificates and the secretary of state to notify the relevant local election authority

What the bill says

To amend chapter 115, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to maintenance of voter rolls. Section A. Chapter 115, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 115.028, to read as follows: 115.028. 1. The department of health and senior services shall, on a monthly basis, provide the secretary of state with a report of every death certificate filed with the department in the preceding month. 2. The secretary of state shall, within ten days of receipt of the report required under subsection 1 of this section, notify appropriate local election authorities.

From the engrossed text:

To amend chapter 115, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to maintenance of voter rolls. Section A. Chapter 115, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 115.028, to read as follows: 115.028. 1. The department of health and senior services shall, on a monthly basis, provide the secretary of state with a report of every death certificate filed with the department in the preceding month. 2. The secretary of state shall, within ten days of receipt of the report required under subsection 1 of this section, notify appropriate local election authorities of the deaths. 3. The local election authority shall, within ten days of receipt of the notification required under subsection 2 of this section, remove from its voter rolls any names received from the secretary of the state. ✔ 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.

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Sponsors

• Mark Nolte (R, 051) · primary sponsor
• Brian Seitz (R, 156)