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New voting rules for Nov. 3 Election give voters options Updated Oct. 22, 2020–A new law allows expanded options for Missouri voters in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means many voters may choose to cast a mail-in ballot or an absentee ballot instead of voting in person. How to do it? Here’s the low-down from Voter Services at …
League of Women Voters encourages No vote on Amendment 3 There’s a reason the League of Women Voters has put its century-long reputation behind the issue of fair maps in Missouri. Always nonpartisan with positions decided only after careful study, the League is asking voters on Nov. 3 to stop a return to gerrymandering in our state. Amendment 3 on …
Learn more about candidates for state representative, District 134 Led by the League of Women Voters, 10 well-known community organizations hosted virtual candidate and ballot issue forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election with the shared goals of informing voters and increasing voter turnout. Recording of the Oct. 8 program hosted by the League is now available. Featured are Alex …
A statewide ballot issue focused on gerrymandering was in the virtual spotlight Oct. 14 in a pro-con forum sponsored by a coalition of 10 community organizations formed by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Ballot Issue Pro-Con Forum on Amendment 3—Featuring Senate sponsor of Amendment 3 Sen. Dan Hegeman (R) and No on 3 campaign director Sean Soendker-Nicholson. …
LWV Provides Voter Info Tool VOTE411 Ahead of the Nov. 3 general election in Missouri, the League of Southwest Missouri offers the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This “one-stop shop” for election information provides simple tools to help Missouri voters navigate the voting process. VOTE411 shows candidate information, polling place information, a voter registration tool, and other helpful election information. By …
League of Women Voters Vows to Fight for Fair Maps Major changes to Missouri’s redistricting process are part of a proposal on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The League of Women Voters opposes Amendment 3, which would eliminate the nonpartisan state demographer established just two years ago and return the state to the use of commissions appointed by the …
Centennial of 19th Amendment to be Celebrated Aug. 29 This month, women across the United States mark the centennial of the final ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing most women the right to vote. Deemed Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26 is the official date for the certification of the 19th Amendment, adding it to the U.S. Constitution. The date is …
History Museum invites visitors to learn about suffragists It’s time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the courageous women who fought for the right to vote. The Smithsonian Institution brings its traveling exhibit Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence to Springfield’s History Museum on the Square, Aug. 17 to Sept. 28. This …
July 23, 2020–Notaries wanted for absentee and mail-in ballots The new law allowing expanded vote by mail options for Missouri voters in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic means many voters may choose to cast a ballot by mail that requires a notary seal. (See story, below.) Are you a notary? Would you be interested in helping voters who will …
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 …