Political Parties Legislation - Missouri

SB 757 - This act provides that beginning January 1, 2010, all circuit, associate circuit, and appellate judgeships in this state shall be nonpartisan offices, and no such judge shall be identified by political party. Currently, except in jurisdictions that have adopted the provisions of Sections 25(a) to (g) Article V of the Constitution of Missouri, elections for circuit and associate circuit judges are held on the general election date. This act provides that beginning January 1, 2010, elections for such judges shall be held on the primary election date. The names of each judicial candidate shall be included on all ballots in said election, including each political party's primary ballots, but shall be designated as "nonpartisan." In any primary election at which no judicial candidate receives a majority vote, the two candidates receiving the highest and next highest number of votes shall be certified to a runoff election, which shall be held at the next general election. Such [...]

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SCS/SBs 840 & 857 - The act expands eligibility on the state's no-call list to include personal cell phone numbers. Current law prohibits certain types of telephone solicitations to persons on the no-call list. This act additionally prohibits these same types of solicitations via faxing, graphic imaging, or data communication (which includes text messaging). The act also adds automated phone calls to the types of calls prohibited to individuals who sign up on the no-call list. Certain automated calls are exempt, which are calls: • that a person has given permission to receive; • relating to a recent or current business or personal relationship; • that are preceded by a live operator who announces the automated message; • from a public safety agency or other entity notifying a person of an emergency;• from a telecommunications company or its directory publisher affiliates made solely to verify the delivery of products or services provided at no charge to the individual [...]

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SB 926 - Monetary contributions shall not be made from any political party committees to any candidate committees, continuing committees, or political party committees. Candidate committees are not limited from making contributions to other committees. Under the act, staff members of the leadership offices in the House and Senate must file financial interest statements. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. The act requires out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections to report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of [...]

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SB 926 - Monetary contributions shall not be made from any political party committees to any candidate committees, continuing committees, or political party committees. Candidate committees are not limited from making contributions to other committees. Under the act, staff members of the leadership offices in the House and Senate must file financial interest statements. The treasurer and deputy treasurer of all committees shall reside in the district or county in which the committee sits. Legislative and senatorial district committees shall retain only one address in the district in which it sits for the purpose of receiving contributions. The act requires out-of-state committees that make contributions in support of or against candidates or issues in elections to report the names of its contributors even when the contributions originally made to the out-of-state committee were not made specifically to influence any particular election. Current law imposes a penalty of [...]

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