Voter Suppression /tags/voter-suppression Voter Suppression en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT Missouri advocates say new voter ID law is intended to suppress turnout — and it's working /government-politics-issues/2023-11-22/missouri-advocates-say-new-voter-id-law-is-intended-to-suppress-turnout-and-its-working The NAACP and the League of Women Voters are challenging Missouri's 2022 voter ID law, arguing it imposes unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote without actually achieving the stated goal of reducing fraud. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-22/missouri-advocates-say-new-voter-id-law-is-intended-to-suppress-turnout-and-its-working Rudi Keller Hispanic leaders ask for Missouri governor’s support in fighting voter ID laws /government-politics-issues/2022-03-11/hispanic-leaders-ask-for-missouri-governors-support-in-fighting-voter-id-laws The Missouri House this week signed off on legislation that would require photo identification to cast a ballot. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:30:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-03-11/hispanic-leaders-ask-for-missouri-governors-support-in-fighting-voter-id-laws Rebecca Rivas Missouri Republicans Call For Special Session On Election Reform, Voting Restrictions /health-science-environment/2021-05-13/missouri-republicans-call-for-special-session-on-election-reform-voting-restrictions Republican committee members claimed in the letter, without evidence, that the 2020 election featured "many discrepancies and issues with the election process in several states across this nation.” Thu, 13 May 2021 10:34:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-05-13/missouri-republicans-call-for-special-session-on-election-reform-voting-restrictions Jodi Fortino As Missouri Weighs Curbing Voter Access, Congress Looks To Expand It /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-26/as-missouri-weighs-curbing-voter-access-congress-looks-to-expand-it As Missouri lawmakers contemplate laws making it harder to vote without a photo ID, 42 other states are considering more than 250 bills that would raise barriers to voting. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 21:00:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-26/as-missouri-weighs-curbing-voter-access-congress-looks-to-expand-it Emily Woodbury St. Louis Activist Wants More Formerly Incarcerated People To Have The Right To Vote /2020-08-11/st-louis-activist-wants-more-formerly-incarcerated-people-to-have-the-right-to-vote In Missouri, 60,000 people on parole or probation are not allowed to vote. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:55:38 GMT /2020-08-11/st-louis-activist-wants-more-formerly-incarcerated-people-to-have-the-right-to-vote Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Report: Access To Voting Unequal For Those In Low-Income Communities, People With Disabilities /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/report-access-to-voting-unequal-for-those-in-low-income-communities-people-with-disabilities While working at polling stations in the St. Louis region for the 2008 presidential election, Gena Gunn McClendon noticed the voting process varied,… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:32:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-27/report-access-to-voting-unequal-for-those-in-low-income-communities-people-with-disabilities Andrea Y. Henderson