Repeals the election offense of allowing a ballot to be seen

HB 1986 repeals a Missouri law that previously classified allowing a ballot to be seen as a class four election offense (a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail or a $2,500 fine). The bill removes subsection (14) from Section 115.637, which specifically prohibited voters from letting others see their ballot "with the intent of letting it be known how he or she is about to vote or has voted." This change directly affects voters by eliminating a legal risk for showing how they marked their ballot. The bill does not alter other election rules or penalties for related offenses.