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Missouri Constitution, Article VIII

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Article VIII, Suffrage and Elections

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All articles384 Art. I36 Art. II1 Art. III73 Art. IV68 Art. V32 Art. VI64 Art. VII14 Art. VIII15 Art. IX15 Art. X40 Art. XI12 Art. XII11 Art. XIII3

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Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 1 Time of general elections
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The general election shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November of each even year, unless a different day is fixed by law, two-thirds of all members of each house assenting.
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 2 Qualifications of voters—disqualifications
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All citizens of the United States, including occupants of soldiers' and sailors' homes, over the age of eighteen who are residents of this state and of the political subdivision in which they offer to vote are entitled to vote at all elections by the people, if the election is on…
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 3 Methods of voting—secrecy of ballot—exceptions
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All elections by the people shall be by ballot or by any mechanical method prescribed by law. All election officers shall be sworn or affirmed not to disclose how any voter voted; provided, that in cases of contested elections, grand jury investigations and in the trial of all ci…
Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 4 Privilege of voters from arrest—exceptions
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Voters shall be privileged from arrest while going to, attending and returning from elections, except in cases of treason, felony or breach of the peace.

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Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 5 Registration of voters

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Registration of voters may be provided for by law.

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 6 Retention of residence for voting purposes

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For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his presence or absence while engaged in the civil or military service of this state or of the United States, or in the navigation of the high seas or the waters of the state or o…

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 7 Absentee voting

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Qualified electors of the state who are absent, whether within or without the state, may be enabled by general law to vote at all elections by the people.

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 15 Preamble

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The people of Missouri hereby state our intention that this initiative lead to the adoption of the following U.S. Constitutional Amendment:

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 16 Congressional term limits amendment

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Therefore, We, the people of the State of Missouri, have chosen to amend the state constitution to inform voters regarding incumbent and non-incumbent federal candidates' support for the above proposed CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT.

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 17 Voter instruction on term limits for members of congress

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Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 18 Voter instruction on term limit pledge for non-incumbents

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I support term limits and pledge to use all my legislative powers to enact the proposed Constitutional Amendment set forth in the Term Limits Act of 1996. If elected, I pledge to vote in such a way that the designation "DISREGARDED VOTERS' INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS" will not app…

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 19 Designation

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Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 20 Automatic repeal

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At such time as the congressional term limits amendment set forth above has become part of the U.S. Constitution, section 15 through section 22 of this Article automatically shall be repealed.

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 21 Jurisdiction

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Any legal challenge to this amendment shall be filed as an original action before the supreme court of this state.

Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 22 Severability

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If any portion, clause, or phrase of this amendment is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions, clauses, and phrases shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect.