561.026. Disqualification from voting and jury service. - Missouri Statutes

Disqualification from voting and jury service.

561.026. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, aperson who is convicted:

(1) Of any crime shall be disqualified from registering andvoting in any election under the laws of this state whileconfined under a sentence of imprisonment;

(2) Of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the exerciseof the right of suffrage shall be forever disqualified fromregistering and voting;

(3) Of any felony shall be forever disqualified from servingas a juror.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1600)

Effective 5-25-82

(1987) This disqualification together with others in Missouri law means that Missouri has not substantially preserved or restored the civil rights of former felons for the purpose of permitting possession of a firearm by the felon pursuant to federal law. United States v. Presley, 667 F.Supp. 678 (W.D. Mo.).