1. Persons seeking to vote in a public election shall establish their identity and eligibility to vote at the polling place or, if voting absentee in person under section 115.277 , at the office of the election authority or other authorized location designated by the election authority by presenting a form of personal photo identification to election officials. No form of personal photo identification other than the forms listed in this section shall be accepted to establish a voter's qualifications to vote. Forms of personal photo identification that satisfy the requirements of this section are any one of the following: (1) Nonexpired Missouri driver's license; (2) Nonexpired or nonexpiring Missouri nondriver's license; (3) A document that satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) The document contains the name of the individual to whom the document was issued, and the name substantially conforms to the most recent signature in the individual's voter registration record; (b) The document shows a photograph of the individual; (c) The document includes an expiration date, and the document is not expired, or, if expired, the document expired after the date of the most recent general election; and (d) The document was issued by the United States or the state of Missouri; or (4) Any identification containing a photograph of the individual which is issued by the Missouri National Guard, the United States Armed Forces, including the Space Force, or the United States Department of Veteran Affairs to a member or former member of the Missouri National Guard or the United States Armed Forces, including the Space Force, and that is not expired or does not have an expiration date. 2. (1) An individual who appears at a polling place without a form of personal identification described in subsection 1 of this section and who is otherwise qualified to vote at that polling place shall be allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The election judges shall make a notation on the provisional ballot envelope to indicate that the voter's identity was not verified. (2) No person shall be entitled to receive a provisional ballot until such person has completed a provisional ballot affidavit on the provisional ballot envelope. All provisional ballots shall be marked with a conspicuous stamp or mark that makes them distinguishable from other ballots. (3) The provisional ballot envelope shall be completed by the voter for use in determining the voter's eligibility to cast a ballot. 3. The provisional ballot envelope shall provide a place for the voter's name, address, date of birth, and last four digits of his or her Social Security number, followed by a certificate in substantially the following form: I do solemnly swear that I am the person identified above and the information provided is correct. I understand that my vote will not be counted unless: (1) (a) I return to this polling place today between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and provide one of the following forms of identification: a. Nonexpired Missouri driver's license; b. Nonexpired or nonexpiring Missouri nondriver's license; c. A document that satisfies all of the following requirements: (i) The document contains my name, in substantially the same form as the most recent signature on my voter registration record; (ii) The document contains my photograph; (iii) The document contains an expiration date and is not expired, or if expired, the document expired after the date of the most recent general election; and (iv) The document was issued by the United States or the state of Missouri; or d. Identification containing my photograph issued to me by the Missouri National Guard, the United States Armed Forces, including Space Force, or the United States Department of Veteran Affairs as a member or former member of the Missouri National Guard or the United States Armed Forces that is not expired or does not have an expiration date; or (b) The election authority verifies my identity by comparing my signature on this envelope to the signature on file with the election authority and determines that I was eligible to cast a ballot at this polling place; and (2) This provisional ballot otherwise qualifies to be counted under the laws of the State of Missouri. __________________ ____________________ Signature of Voter Date __________________ ____________________ Signature of Election Officials
§ RSMo § 115.427Personal photo identification, requirements — provisional ballot, when — form of certificate — notice requirements — nondriver's license provided, when — report — precinct register requirements — mark in lieu of signature, when
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