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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate Bill 1174 Expands Reasons for Absentee Ballot Rejection and Sets Curing Procedures
Last action · January 27, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions CommitteeSponsor: Angela Mosley
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri election authorities must reject absentee ballots for additional specified reasons—including missing signatures, invalid signatures, unverified oaths, or voter disqualification—while providing prompt notification and a deadline to the ballot. The affected groups are absentee voters and local election authorities.
Changes the legal standards and notification requirements governing whether an absentee vote is counted, directly affecting absentee voters whose ballots face administrative rejection.
- Angela Mosley serves as a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate representing District 13. context
- The Missouri General Assembly is the state's bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
absentee voters
Absentee voters face additional explicit grounds for ballot rejection and gain formal procedures and deadlines to cure ballot defects.
election authority
Election authorities must mark rejected ballot envelopes with specific reasons, notify voters promptly, retain rejection notices for two years, and process curing affidavits.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new reasons can cause an absentee ballot to be rejected under SB 1174?
How can a voter cure a rejected absentee ballot?
What is the deadline for curing a rejected absentee ballot?
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1.According to the introduced version of the bill, how may a voter cure a rejected absentee ballot?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorSecond Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
- Jan 7, 2026SenateIntroducedS First Read
- Dec 1, 2025SenatePrefiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 3813S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Codification of Expanded Absentee Rejection Reasons
The bill formalizes specific criteria like signature validity and oath verification into statutory rejection grounds while instituting a standardized curing process.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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