Section 115.902

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 115

Effective - 28 Aug 2022, 2 histories   

  115.902.  Definitions. — As used in sections 115.900 to 115.936, the following terms shall mean:

  (1)  "Covered voter":

  (a)  A uniformed services voter who is registered to vote in this state;

  (b)  A uniformed services voter defined in this section whose voting residence is in this state and who otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements; or

  (c)  An overseas voter;

  (2)  "Dependent", an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service;

  (3)  "Federal postcard application", the application prescribed under Section 101(b)(2) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff(b)(2)^*;

  (4)  "Federal write-in absentee ballot", the ballot described in Section 103 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-2^*;

  (5)  "Military-overseas ballot":

  (a)  A federal write-in absentee ballot;

  (b)  A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with sections 115.900 to 115.936; and

  (c)  A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with sections 115.900 to 115.936;

  (6)  "Overseas voter":

  (a)  A person who resides outside the United States and is qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States; or

  (b)  A person who resides outside the United States and, but for such residence, would be qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States;

  (7)  "State", a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

  (8)  "Uniformed services":

  (a)  Active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the United States;

  (b)  The Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or

  (c)  The Missouri National Guard;

  (9)  "Uniformed services voter", an individual who is qualified to vote and is:

  (a)  A member of the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard of the United States who is on active duty;

  (b)  A member of the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States;

  (c)  A member on activated status of the National Guard; or

  (d)  A spouse or dependent of a member referred to in this subdivision;

  (10)  "United States", used in the territorial sense, the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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(L. 2013 S.B. 116, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)

*42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff and 42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff-2 have been transferred and editorially reclassified in the U.S. Code as 52 U.S.C. Section 20301 and 52 U.S.C. Section 20303, respectively.