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Photo voter ID finally reaches Senate… and becomes the filibuster that wasn’t
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Weeks after the 39-hour filibuster of SJR 39, people around Jefferson City and in the Missouri political sphere figuratively tapped their feet and chewed their fingernails, asking...
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Photo voter ID bill overcomes filibuster
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Senate Republicans saw their opportunity to pass a photo voter ID law Monday night, and they took it. The bill passed 24-8 along party lines with no discussion Tuesday. With both...
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Photo voter ID law passes General Assembly
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — By a 112-38 vote, the House truly agreed to and finally passed HB 1631, which would provide the framework to implement photo voter ID. The Senate amended the legislation earlier...
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TOP TEN: Legislation to watch in the last week of session
By Tim Curtis and Travis Zimpfer With the last week of session upon the Capitol, the fates of key pieces of legislation have yet to be finalized. With the clock ticking on the legislature, the...
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Secretary of state candidates clash over photo voter ID
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The two Republican candidates for secretary of state, Jay Ashcroft and Sen. Will Kraus, have both put photo voter ID policy front and center in their campaigns for the office....
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Key Legislation Tracker: Last week of session
Paycheck Protection – HB 1891 (Rehder/Brown) Last Action Taken: 05/13/2016 – Senate fails to override veto Uber – HB 2330 (Mathews/Onder) Last Action Taken: 05/03/2016 – Hearing Cancelled (S) Also...
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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...
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Kraus 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...
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Nixon 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...
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Nixon 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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Ashcroft 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...
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Opponents 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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Paycheck Protection – HB 1891 (Rehder/Brown) Last Action Taken: 05/13/2016 – Senate fails to override veto Uber – HB 2330 (Mathews/Onder) Last Action Taken: 05/03/2016 – Hearing Cancelled (S) Also...
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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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