Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.097

  • Major political party: the political party whose candidates received the highest or second highest number of votes at the last general election. See Missouri Laws 115.013

No election judge shall be absent from the polls for more than one hour during the hours the polls are open on election day. No election judge shall be absent from the polls before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on election day. No more than one judge from the same major political party shall be absent from the polls at the same time on election day.