Missouri needs to invest in election protection, Evelyn Maddox says
When Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt held a Senate Rules & Administration Committee hearing on election funding July 22, Republican Director of Elections for St. Louis County was there. “Because of the rapidly changing circumstances and our desire to communicate those changes to our voters, we are incurring unprecedented costs,” the director testified.
In a guest editorial in the July 29 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, state League president Evelyn Maddox wrote, “In order to run a safe and fair election this November, Sen. Roy Blunt and other federal leaders must urgently invest in and implement election protection reforms across the country so all Americans have equal access to the ballot box. Missouri voters deserve the same voting rights and access as voters in other areas of the country.” Read the full text.
The HEROES Act approved by the U.S. House of Representatives includes provisions to allocate $3.6 billion to expand vote-by-mail options, extend in-person early voting, ensure safe, accessible polling places, expand online and same-day registration and educate voters about their voting options for the presidential election in November.