2013 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 115 Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
Section 115.249 Standards required of voting machines.

Standards required of voting machines.

115.249. No voting machine shall be used unless it:

(1) Permits voting in absolute secrecy;

(2) Permits each voter to vote for as many candidates for each office as he is lawfully entitled to vote for, and no other;

(3) Permits each voter to vote for or against as many questions as he is lawfully entitled to vote on, and no more;

(4) Provides facilities for each voter to cast as many write-in votes for each office as he is lawfully entitled to cast;

(5) Permits each voter in a primary election to vote for the candidates of only one party announced by the voter in advance;

(6) Correctly registers or records and accurately counts all votes cast for each candidate and for and against each question;

(7) Is provided with a lock or locks which prevent any movement of the voting or registering mechanism and any tampering with the mechanism;

(8) Is provided with a protective counter or other device whereby any operation of the machine before or after an election will be detected;

(9) Is provided with a counter which shows at all times during the election how many people have voted on the machine;

(10) Is provided with a proper light which enables each voter, while voting, to clearly see the ballot labels.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.300, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)