On January 10, four Missouri state representatives introduced HB 1236, which deletes the accidental error in the 1993 ballot access reform bill that requires party petitions to include the names of presidential elector candidates. In general, the Missouri petition to qualify a new party for the ballot does not carry the names of any nominees. The party submits the names of its nominees, for public office generally, after the petition has been circulated.

But due to a drafting error in the law, made in 1993, the law still says the party petition has to list candidates for presidential elector. The bill would fix the error. The bill is sponsored by Republican representatives Sue Entlicher, Tony Dugger, John Diehl, and Democratic representative Jill Schupp.