115.292. Special write-in absentee ballot for persons in military service or remote areas for all officers, forms, procedure--write-in ballot to be replaced by regular ballot, when, effect.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

115.292. Special write-in absentee ballot for persons in military service or remote areas for all officers, forms, procedure--write-in ballot to be replaced by regular ballot, when, effect.

Special write-in absentee ballot for persons in military service orremote areas for all officers, forms, procedure--write-in ballot to bereplaced by regular ballot, when, effect.

115.292. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, aqualified absentee voter, as described in subsection 3 of this section, mayapply for a special write-in absentee ballot within eighty days of aspecial, primary, or general election for federal office. Such a ballotshall be for voting for all offices being contested at such election.

2. A qualified absentee voter applying for a special write-inabsentee ballot pursuant to this section shall apply to the local electionauthority of the area which contains his last residence in this state forsuch ballot. The application for a special write-in absentee ballot may bemade on the federal postcard application form, by letter, or on a formprovided by the local election authority.

3. In order to qualify for a special write-in absentee ballot, thevoter shall state that he is unable to vote by any other means due torequirements of military service or due to living in isolated or extremelyremote areas of the world. This statement may be made by federal postcardapplication, by letter, or on a form prepared by the local electionauthority.

4. Upon receipt of the application, the election authority shallissue a special write-in absentee ballot. Such ballot shall permit thevoter to cast a ballot by writing in a party preference for each office,the names of specific candidates, or the names of persons whom the voterprefers.

5. The election authority shall issue a regular absentee ballot assoon as such ballots are available. If both the regular absentee ballotand the special write-in absentee ballot are returned, the regular absenteeballot shall be counted and the special write-in absentee ballot shall bevoided.