EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

This section requires publication of a 'sample ballot' in legal notices for runoff/tie-vote elections, which partially satisfies the ballot information requirement. However, the statute does not establish a comprehensive ballot information pamphlet with defined content requirements for candidate information, ballot-question descriptions, or other voter education materials. The section mandates only minimal ballot information (date, time, officer/agency name, and sample ballot format) for a specific election type (runoffs), not a systematic, jurisdiction-wide voter pamphlet. The requirement lacks enumeration of specific content elements that would characterize a full statutory ballot-information framework. Under the dual-scholar test, one scholar would note the sample ballot requirement as a procedural communication mechanism; another would argue this falls short of the statutory ballot-information pamphlet standard contemplated by the criterion, as it addresses only runoff elections and lacks detailed content specifications.

“The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the election authority's jurisdiction and shall include the date and time of the election, the name of the officer or agency calling the election and a sample ballot.”

The statute addresses multilingual sample ballots but does not codify triggers or mandatory requirements. It grants discretionary authority to the secretary of state ('may develop') without establishing statutory thresholds, population criteria, or language-minority triggers that would mandate multilingual materials. The criterion requires triggers set by statute; this section merely permits discretionary development without substantive procedural clarity on when multilingual ballots must be provided. The language is permissive rather than prescriptive.

“The secretary of state may develop multilingual sample ballots to be made available to election authorities.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: RSMo § 130.011 is a definitional section that provides technical definitions of terms used throughout Chapter 130 (Missouri's campaign finance and election laws). While it defines key terms such as 'candidate,' 'ballot measure,' 'committee,' and related concepts, it does not establish any requirements regarding public accessibility of candidate-filing documents such as nominating petitions or eligibility certifications. The section does not codify procedural rules for public access, timing requirements for document disclosure, or any framework for making such documents available to voters. To satisfy CAND.1, the statute must explicitly require that candidate-filing documents be publicly accessible within a defined timeframe. This definitional section does not address those procedural clarity requirements.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 115.124 addresses candidate filing procedures, ballot ordering through random drawing, and the conditions under which nonpartisan elections may be held or cancelled. It specifies notification requirements for when no election is held and describes the mechanics of candidate filing line designation and random drawing procedures. However, the section does not codify any public-notice procedure for candidate disqualification or withdrawal after the ballot is printed. The statute explicitly states that 'if a sufficient number of candidates withdraw from such contest for that office so that the number of candidates remaining after the filing deadline is equal to the number of positions to be filled,' the election must still be held as scheduled. This establishes a filing deadline cutoff but does not address post-ballot-printing disqualifications or withdrawals, nor does it establish notice procedures for such events. The criterion requires codification of public-notice procedures for post-ballot-printing candidate disqualifications or withdrawals, which is absent from this section.

This statute codifies a pre-election voter notification requirement with defined timing (not later than fifth day prior to election), specified content requirements (date and time of election, polling place location, and agency name), and a designated delivery method (mail to registered voters). The statute satisfies NOTIF.1 by establishing notification as a statutory requirement with clear timing and enumerated content elements. The use of 'may' regarding additional content does not diminish the mandatory nature of the core notice requirement.

“Not later than the fifth day prior to any election, the election authority may mail to each registered voter in the area of its jurisdiction in which the election is to be held, a notice of election which shall include the date and time of the election, the location of the voter's polling place and the name of the agency calling the election.”

This section requires notice to voters when polling places are relocated due to disaster, and it specifies that notice must be provided 'in the same manner as required for elections by this chapter.' However, the statute explicitly exempts the notice from the 'requirements for the date and time of providing such notice in this chapter,' which means no defined timeframe is codified in this section itself. The criterion asks whether there is a statutory requirement to provide notice within a defined timeframe. While notice is required, the timeframe requirement is explicitly negated. This creates a partial satisfaction: notice is mandated, but the defined-timeframe element is absent from this provision.

“The election authority shall provide notice to all voters in the election authority's jurisdiction in the same manner as required for elections by this chapter, provided that the requirements for the date and time of providing such notice in this chapter shall not apply.”