Supplement: MO SB774 | 2024 | Regular Session | Summary: Introduced
For additional supplements on Missouri SB774 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Modifies the candidate filing period for certain local elections
Status: 2024-02-12 - Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Elections Committee [SB774 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2024-SB774-Summary_Introduced.html
Bill Title: Modifies the candidate filing period for certain local elections
Status: 2024-02-12 - Voted Do Pass S Local Government and Elections Committee [SB774 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2024-SB774-Summary_Introduced.html
SB 774 - Under current law, the period for filing a declaration of candidacy in certain political subdivisions and special districts is from 8:00 a.m. on the 17th Tuesday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m. on the 14th Tuesday prior to the election. This act changes that period to 8:00 a.m. on the 16th Tuesday prior to the election until 5:00 p.m. on the 13th Tuesday prior to the election, unless the 13th Tuesday prior to an election falls on a holiday, then the closing of filing shall be at 5:00 p.m. on the next day that is not a holiday.
This act is effective January 1, 2025.
This act is identical to a provision in SB 926 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 1525 (2024), HB 1604 (2024), a provision in SCS/HB 2084 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2140 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2206 (2024), a provision in HCS/HB 2895 (2024), SCS/SB 346 (2023), and CCS/HS/HCS/SS#2/SCS/SB 96 (2023) and substantially similar to HB 2225 (2024), HCS/HB 1214 (2023), provisions in the perfected HCS/HBs 267 & 347 (2023), and HCS/HB 783 (2023).
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