/tags/voting-rights Voting rights en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-30/disenfranchisement-rates-decreased-more-than-double-black-missourians The Sentencing Project’s Locked Out 2024 report estimates that 1.7% of Missourians over 18 can’t vote because they have felony convictions. That rate is more than double for Black Missourians. Missouri has the 14th-highest disenfranchisement rate in the country. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-30/disenfranchisement-rates-decreased-more-than-double-black-missourians Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2024-03-01/missouri-ditched-an-election-partnership-voters-will-feel-the-consequences ‘It gave us information that we couldn’t have received any other way’: Local officials worry about Election Day problems, especially for voters who have recently moved. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-01/missouri-ditched-an-election-partnership-voters-will-feel-the-consequences Janelle O'Dea /government-politics-issues/2024-02-06/as-few-as-1-in-5-missouri-voters-could-defeat-ballot-measures-under-republican-proposal The Missouri Senate is considering proposed changes that would raise the bar for voters to pass a constitutional amendment — making it mathematically possible for just 20% of voters to determine the outcome of statewide ballot measures, including the upcoming one on abortion rights. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-06/as-few-as-1-in-5-missouri-voters-could-defeat-ballot-measures-under-republican-proposal Rudi Keller /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 /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 /government-politics-issues/2021-04-05/one-man-fights-for-missourians-with-felonies-to-regain-voting-rights-when-released There are more than 3,400 St. Louisans who cannot vote Tuesday in the city’s mayoral election because they have not yet completed their probation or parole term. Missouri activists and lawmakers are pushing to restore voting rights more quickly to formerly incarcerated people so they can participate in local and state elections. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:17:06 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-05/one-man-fights-for-missourians-with-felonies-to-regain-voting-rights-when-released Andrea Y. Henderson /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 /government-politics-issues/2020-11-03/a-slap-in-the-face-missourians-with-felony-convictions-dont-want-to-wait-to-vote Over 62,000 people in Missouri will not be able to cast a vote in today’s presidential election because they are on probation or parole. Ex-offenders and activists are calling for lawmakers to quickly restore the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people, so they can elect people who will improve their communities. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:09:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-11-03/a-slap-in-the-face-missourians-with-felony-convictions-dont-want-to-wait-to-vote Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2020-09-24/black-seniors-in-st-louis-fear-coronavirus-long-lines-could-keep-people-from-voting Some Black voters in north St. Louis are worried that, because of the coronavirus pandemic, many older Black people will be discouraged from voting or have difficulty casting their ballots. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:18:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-09-24/black-seniors-in-st-louis-fear-coronavirus-long-lines-could-keep-people-from-voting Andrea Y. Henderson /politics-issues/2020-02-21/more-than-60-000-missourians-on-probation-or-parole-cant-vote-some-want-to-lift-the-ban Brandon Reid remembers watching Barack Obama win the presidential election from his living room couch in 2008. Most of his friends had gone to the polls… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:35:00 GMT /politics-issues/2020-02-21/more-than-60-000-missourians-on-probation-or-parole-cant-vote-some-want-to-lift-the-ban Julie O'Donoghue