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Missouri Voter Identification Amendment (2010)
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The Missouri Voter Identification Amendment did not appear on the November 2, 2010 statewide ballot in Missouri as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The proposed legislation would have required that voters present government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot. The bill was sponsored by Rep. John Diehl.[1][2]
At the time, in 2010, Missourians were required to provide identification before casting a ballot, however, the form of identification was not required to include a photo id or be a government issued form of identification.[3]
Background
In 2006 the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a voter photo ID law on the basis that it violated the state constitution. According to the court ruling the requirement imposed too great of a burden on voting rights.[3]
Path to the ballot
In order to qualify for the ballot, the measure required approval from both the House and the Senate. On April 20, 2010 the House voted 85-64 in favor of placing a voter identification amendment on the 2010 ballot.[4] However, the measure did not garner the required legislative approval as of May 14, 2010, the end of the 2010 legislative session.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Missourian, "Missouri House moves forward photo ID requirement for voters," April 15, 2010
- ↑ Missourinet, "Voter photo ID returns along with other election proposals," April 18, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Missouri House passes voter IDs, early voting measures," April 15, 2010
- ↑ Lake Expo, "Missouri House OKs absentee voting, voter ID measures," April 22, 2010
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