The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri State Conference of the NAACP are challenging several parts of Missouri’s new anti-voter bill that restricts the ability of civic engagement groups to assist with voter registration and absentee ballot applications. (Breaking: On Aug. 24, the League of Women Voters of Missouri joined a second lawsuit against a new law requiring …
Candidate interview links for Aug. 2 election
Before the Aug. 2 primary election, voters can view interviews with candidates in four important races for U.S. Congress District 7 and Missouri Senate and House. The brief videos are available on demand on YouTube and on ksmu.org, website of KSMU Ozarks Public Radio and websites of other partners in a coalition of nonpartisan organizations. The groups organized and hosted …
Citizen input needed for redistricting map project
League joins Community Partnership of the Ozarks to sponsor June 29 map meeting Once each decade, maps based on U.S. Census results determine how many people represent us in Washington D.C. and how many Electoral College votes Missouri gets. The census also impacts voting districts for state representative and state senate seats, and how many federal dollars come to our …