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Final piece of photo voter ID puzzle passes the House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Tony Dugger, R-Hartville, received a standing ovation from his caucus as the House gave final approval Thursday night to HJR 53, the final piece of the photo voter ID package...
View ArticleKraus says Ashcroft failed where he succeeded
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After the General Assembly passed photo voter ID Thursday evening, secretary of state candidate Jay Ashcroft claimed credit, but now his opponent in the primary, Sen. Will Kraus,...
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Photo voter ID on Nov. 8 ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon announced late Monday that a controversial photo voter ID measure passed by the General Assembly will go on the Nov. 8, 2016 ballot. HJR 53, sponsored by Rep. Tony...
View ArticleNixon vetoes photo voter ID law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a component of the photo voter ID package that passed the legislature this year, saying the law would disenfranchise voters. Nixon’s veto quickly drew the...
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Franks-Hubbard election controversy may give Republicans leverage on photo...
ST. LOUIS – An investigation from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch alleged Wednesday that Rep. Penny Hubbard, D-St. Louis, and her campaign may have committed substantial absentee voter fraud in her Aug. 2...
View ArticleNixon urges lawmakers to consider his stances before veto session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon held his final press conference before a veto session Wednesday afternoon, and he urged lawmakers to look carefully at the bills he has vetoed since the end of the...
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Koster up 6, gun bill looks to victory
Rachael Herndon Dunn is joined by lobbyist Jay Atkins and Rep. Travis Fitzwater at Jefferson City’s Downtown Diner to talk veto session and new gubernatorial poll results....
View ArticleAshcroft forms bipartisan advisory committee of county clerks
Ashcroft hopes to focus on photo voter ID in bid for Secretary of State SIKESTON, Mo. – Jay Ashcroft, the Republican candidate for secretary of state, has reached across the aisle to form a group of...
View ArticleOpponents of Amendment 6 join forces to defeat photo voter ID
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When legislators overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of HB 1631, major proponents of the measure heralded its passage as an opportunity for citizens to be assured their votes will be...
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Ashcroft makes his mark in first legislative session
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft may have quietly had one of the best first months on the job of any current statewide official. After easily winning election in August over Sen....
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