115.429. Person not allowed to vote--appeal, how taken--voter may be required to sign affidavit, when--false affidavit a class one offense.
Person not allowed to vote--appeal, how taken--voter may berequired to sign affidavit, when--false affidavit a class oneoffense.
115.429. 1. The election judges shall not permit any person to voteunless satisfied that such person is the person whose name appears on theprecinct register.
2. The identity or qualifications of any person offering to vote maybe challenged by any election authority personnel, any registered voter, orany duly authorized challenger at the polling place. No person whose rightto vote is challenged shall receive a ballot until his identity andqualifications have been established.
3. Any question of doubt concerning the identity or qualifications ofa voter shall be decided by a majority of the judges from the majorpolitical parties. If such election judges decide not to permit a personto vote because of doubt as to his identity or qualifications, the personmay apply to the election authority or to the circuit court as provided insections 115.193 and 115.223.
4. If the election judges cannot reach a decision on the identity orqualifications of any person, the question shall be decided by the electionauthority, subject to appeal to the circuit court as provided in section115.223.
5. The election judges or the election authority may require anyperson whose right to vote is challenged to execute an affidavit affirminghis qualifications. The election authority shall furnish to the electionjudges a sufficient number of blank affidavits of qualification, and theelection judges shall enter any appropriate information or comments underthe title "Remarks" which shall appear at the bottom of the affidavit. Allexecuted affidavits of qualification shall be returned to the electionauthority with the other election supplies. Any person who makes a falseaffidavit of qualification shall be guilty of a class one election offense.
(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 11.050, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675)