115.420. Butterfly ballot prohibited, exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

Butterfly ballot prohibited, exceptions.

115.420. 1. An election authority operating a voting system thatuses ballot cards shall not use a butterfly ballot unless the secretary ofstate provides written approval to the election authority for the use of abutterfly ballot in the particular election.

2. For purposes of this section, "butterfly ballot" means a ballotwhere two ballot pages are used side by side and where voters must vote oncandidates or issues on both sides of the pages.

3. The secretary of state may approve the use of a butterfly ballotin a particular election when a large number of candidates and issues areto be decided, no alternative ballot is reasonable under the circumstances,and the election authority submits to the secretary of state a writtenexplanation of the need for using a butterfly ballot. The secretary ofstate shall respond to such written request within two business days.

(L. 2002 S.B. 675)