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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026

Disqualification from voting and jury service

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Beecham v. United States (1994)

Most recently applied in State of Missouri v. Arizona Hall, Jr. (September 2015)

Effective: 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1600, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1647, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law except for section 610.140, a person who is convicted:

(1) Of any offense shall be disqualified from registering and voting in any election under the laws of this state while confined under a sentence of imprisonment;

(2) Of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the exercise of the right of suffrage shall be forever disqualified from registering and voting;

(3) Of any felony shall be forever disqualified from serving as a juror.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.