2013 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115 Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
Section 115.243 President and vice president to be considered one candidate--ballot, how printed, contents of.
President and vice president to be considered one candidate--ballot, how printed, contents of.
115.243. 1. For the purposes of sections 115.001 to 115.641 and sections 51.450 and 51.460*, the candidates for president and vice president of the United States from any political party or group of petitioners shall be considered one candidate. The names of the candidates for president and vice president from each political party or group of petitioners shall be enclosed in a brace directly to the left of the names in the appropriate column on the official ballot. Directly to the left of each brace shall be printed one square, the sides of which are not less than one-fourth inch in length. The names of candidates for presidential electors shall not be printed on the ballot but shall be filed with the secretary of state in the manner provided in section 115.399.
2. A vote for any candidate for president and vice president shall be a vote for their electors.
3. When presidential and vice-presidential candidates are to be elected, the following instruction shall be printed on the official ballot: "A vote for candidates for President and Vice President is a vote for their electors."
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.115)
Effective 1-1-78
*Section 51.450 was repealed by S.B. 65, et al., 1987.
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