Missouri Laws 115.136 – Secretary of state, duties pursuant to National Voter Registration Act — ..
1. The secretary of state shall be the chief state election official responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
2. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission of requested data from the election authorities to the Federal Election Commission.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 115.136
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- voter: is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter. See Missouri Laws 1.035
3. The secretary of state shall supply each election authority with a list of all public assistance agencies and Armed Forces recruitment offices that are designated as voter registration sites within the jurisdiction of the election authority.
4. The secretary of state shall consult with the Federal Election Commission in the formation of a national mail voter registration application form.
5. The secretary of state shall be responsible for the transmission to the appropriate election authority of the notification by the United States attorney of the conviction of a Missouri citizen for a federal felony offense.
6. The secretary of state may promulgate rules only to ensure state compliance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
7. Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of the National Voter Registration Act may provide written notice of the violation to the secretary of state and may bring a civil action pursuant to the process prescribed by section 11 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.