Modifies the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy

HB 1987 modifies deadlines for filing candidacy in Missouri local elections. It changes the opening filing date to 8:00 a.m. on the sixteenth Tuesday before an election (previously the seventeenth) and sets the closing date to 5:00 p.m. on the thirteenth Tuesday before the election (previously the fourteenth), with a holiday adjustment if the thirteenth Tuesday falls on a state/federal holiday. This directly affects candidates running for offices in political subdivisions or special districts that aren't covered by existing law or charter. The bill specifies these changes apply to local election filing procedures without altering ballot design or notice requirements.