On June 29, 2022, Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed House Bill 1878 into law, making a number of modifications to the state’s election laws.
The legislation requires entities that solicit more than 10 voter registration applications to register with the secretary of state, voters to declare a political party affiliation or declare themselves unaffiliated upon registration, the use of paper ballots, and election authorities to conduct cybersecurity reviews once every two years.
The legislation prohibits changes to the state’s election laws within 26 weeks of a presidential election, election officials from accepting or spending private funds for the purpose of administering elections, the use of mail-in ballots under executive or administrative order, payment for soliciting voter registration applications, and bars public officials from entering into a settlement in any civil action that conflicts with the state’s election laws.
