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115.348. Finding of guilt or plea under federal laws, disqualification for elective public office.

Finding of guilt or plea under federal laws, disqualification forelective public office.

115.348. No person shall qualify as a candidate for elective publicoffice in the state of Missouri who has been found guilty of or pled guilty toa felony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States ofAmerica.

(L. 2005 H.B. 353)

*Section 115.348 was contained in both H.B. 58 and H.B. 353 during the Ninety-third General Assembly, First Regular Session (2005). H.B. 58 was ruled unconstitutional because it violated the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23.

Conviction or plea under federal laws, disqualification for electivepublic office.

115.348. No person shall qualify as a candidate for elective publicoffice in the state of Missouri who has been convicted of or pled guilty to afelony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States of America.

(L. 2005 H.B. 58)

*Section 115.348 was contained in both H.B. 58 and H.B. 353 during the Ninety-third General Assembly, First Regular Session (2005). H.B. 58 was ruled unconstitutional because it violated the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23.

(2006) Section as enacted by H.B. 58 is unconstitutional because H.B. 58 violated the single subject requirement of Article III, Section 23. Rizzo v. State, 189 S.W.3d 576 (Mo.banc). Revisor's note: In 2005, H.B. 58 was merged with H.B. 353.