Voting Rights

The Missouri House Committee on Elections is considering a bill that would make it a felony to threaten or harass election officials, along with other proposed election measures.

The student Democrats of Southeast Missouri State University hosted a humanitarian initiative in partnership with the Cape Girardeau NAACP and the Cape Girardeau County Clerk office.

Election season is here in Missouri, and despite improvements in access, voters with disabilities still face challenges.

The proposed legislation would double the number of signatures required to get on the ballot and raise the thresholds to pass them from a majority to two-thirds.

As lawmakers in Congress work to expand access to voting, members of the Missouri Legislature are proposing laws their critics say would limit people's…

As Missouri lawmakers prepare to draw lines for the next decade of voting-district maps, groups advocating for a fair process are urging residents to give…

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.

Earlier this month, the Missouri Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Missouri’s law requiring absentee and mail-in ballots to be notarized.