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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026 (2026)

Disqualification from voting and jury service

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  561.026.  Disqualification from voting and jury service. — 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.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1600, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1647, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

(1987) This disqualification together with others in Missouri law means that Missouri has not substantially preserved or restored the civil rights of former felons for the purpose of permitting possession of a firearm by the felon pursuant to federal law. United States v. Presley, 667 F.Supp. 678 (W.D. Mo.).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Uxa Ex Rel. Uxa v. Marconi, 128 S.W.3d 121 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003).
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Uxa Ex Rel. Uxa v. Marconi, 128 S.W.3d 121 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 7× “Dorel requests that we find that the verdict is a nullity and void as a matter of law, or in the alternative, Dorel requests a new trial based on the nondisclosure by the jurors.”
Chandler v. Allen, 108 S.W.3d 756 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “1, RSMo 2000, and from voting, § 561.026(1), RSMo 2000, while serving their sentence for the conviction.”
Beecham v. United States, 511 U.S. 368 (1994). “, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026 (1979 and Supp. 1994); United States v.”
State v. Martinelli, 972 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Moreover, section 561.026(3) provides that a person who is convicted of any felony shall be forever disqualified from serving as a juror.”
United States v. Presley, 667 F. Supp. 678 (W.D. Mo. 1987). · cites it 3× “Section 561.026(3), RSMo. The Government contends, however, that defendant is also ineligible for service as a sheriff (§ 57.”
State v. McGinnis, 622 S.W.2d 416 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). “§ 561.026. Whether or not a prospective juror’s intentional failure to respond to a voir dire question will entitle a defendant to a new trial is within the discretion of the trial court.”
United States v. Solomon, 826 F. Supp. 1221 (E.D. Mo. 1993). · cites it 2× “021 RSMo (1986), defendant can not hold public office during the term of his probation; (6) under § 561.026(3) RSMo (1986), he is disqualified from being a juror; (7) under § 491.”
Foxworth v. Foxworth, 732 S.W.2d 931 (Mo. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 14× “None of the following persons shall be appointed as a personal representative: (3) A person who is under legal disability as a result of conviction of a crime; Section 561.026, RSMo Cum.Supp.1984, the revision in effect at the time letters testamentary were issued to respondent,…”
United States v. Caron, 941 F. Supp. 238 (D. Mass. 1996). “” Mo.Rev.Stat. § 561.026(3) (emphasis added), cited in Presley, 851 F.”
United States v. William Kirchoff (8th Cir. 2004). · cites it 4× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026 . The district court denied Kirchoff’s motion to dismiss.”
State of Missouri v. Arizona Hall, Jr., 472 S.W.3d 207 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026 (1). Restoration of the right to vote does not demonstrate that Missouri substantially restored Defendant's civil, rights.”
Shawn H. Flaherty v. State of Missouri (Mo. 2024). “, §§ 561.026 (disqualification from voting and jury service); 571.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026(1) — 1 case
Chandler v. Allen, 108 S.W.3d 756 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “1, RSMo 2000, and from voting, § 561.026(1), RSMo 2000, while serving their sentence for the conviction.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026(2) — 1 case
Foxworth v. Foxworth, 732 S.W.2d 931 (Mo. Ct. App. 1987). “None of the following persons shall be appointed as a personal representative: (3) A person who is under legal disability as a result of conviction of a crime; Section 561.026, RSMo Cum.Supp.1984, the revision in effect at the time letters testamentary were issued to respondent,…”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 561.026(3) — 7 cases
Uxa Ex Rel. Uxa v. Marconi, 128 S.W.3d 121 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “Dorel requests that we find that the verdict is a nullity and void as a matter of law, or in the alternative, Dorel requests a new trial based on the nondisclosure by the jurors.”
Chandler v. Allen, 108 S.W.3d 756 (Mo. Ct. App. 2003). “1, RSMo 2000, and from voting, § 561.026(1), RSMo 2000, while serving their sentence for the conviction.”
State v. Martinelli, 972 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). “Moreover, section 561.026(3) provides that a person who is convicted of any felony shall be forever disqualified from serving as a juror.”
United States v. Presley, 667 F. Supp. 678 (W.D. Mo. 1987). “Section 561.026(3), RSMo. The Government contends, however, that defendant is also ineligible for service as a sheriff (§ 57.”
United States v. Solomon, 826 F. Supp. 1221 (E.D. Mo. 1993). “021 RSMo (1986), defendant can not hold public office during the term of his probation; (6) under § 561.026(3) RSMo (1986), he is disqualified from being a juror; (7) under § 491.”
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