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House Election Committee advances Senate substitute for SB 22 amid legal and process concerns
Summary
The Missouri House Election Committee voted 8-4 in executive session to give a 'do pass' recommendation to substitute number 2 for the senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 22 after members raised objections about an emergency clause, a retroactive appeals mandate for the attorney general and compressed timelines for election authorities.
The Missouri House Election Committee voted 8-4 in executive session to recommend passage of substitute number 2 for the senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 22, advancing the measure despite sustained objections from several members about its emergency clause, retroactive-appeal language and tight timelines for election officials.
Committee members said the debate focused less on the bill’s policy goals than on process and constitutional questions that, they said, could make parts of the measure unenforceable. "I am really concerned for a lot of reasons that we're having this session today," Representative Wood said, adding that the measure was "so fundamentally flawed" in places that it would be "impossible to implement and apply."
Why it matters: The bill includes an emergency clause and language that some members said would require the attorney general to appeal preliminary injunctions entered before a specified date, which opponents described as…
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