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Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
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Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
The Associated Press2 months ago0

ATLANTA (AP) — Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that’s no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will…

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Voter advocates urge Parson to extend mail-in option
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Voter advocates urge Parson to extend mail-in option
The Associated Press3 months ago0

(AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others urged Gov. Mike Parson on Friday to extend into next year a law allowing more people to cast their…

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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
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Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
The Associated Press4 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds…

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Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
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Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
The Associated Press4 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states…

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Biden tells supporters to 'keep the faith'
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Biden tells supporters to 'keep the faith'
The Associated Press4 months ago0

Joe Biden is asking his supporters to “keep the faith” as the counting goes on in the drawn-out U.S. presidential election. The Democratic presidential candidate emerged Wednesday after midnight to…

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City voters should expect lines; big Missouri turnout forecast
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City voters should expect lines; big Missouri turnout forecast
Staff4 months ago0

CITY HALL – Tomorrow is the day, finally: Election Day. “I think you all know that,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said Monday afternoon in her press conference. “I think most of…

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'Raw exposed nerves': Anxious nation awaits Election Day
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'Raw exposed nerves': Anxious nation awaits Election Day
The Associated Press4 months ago0

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — She could have dropped her ballot at the post office, but she wasn’t sure if she should trust the mail. She considered slipping it into the…

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Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
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Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
The Associated Press4 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That’s how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent days about an extended timeline for receiving and counting ballots…

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Missouri voter rights case in the hands of appeals panel
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Missouri voter rights case in the hands of appeals panel
The Associated Press5 months ago0

(AP) — With the election just three weeks away, a federal appeals panel in St. Louis is expected to rule soon on whether Missourians casting mail-in ballots can drop them…

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Missouri court urged to strike down ballot notarization
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Missouri court urged to strike down ballot notarization
The Associated Press5 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — With absentee voting already underway, attorneys for civil rights groups urged the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to ease requirements for those concerned about the coronavirus…

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Voting lawsuits pile up as election approaches
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Voting lawsuits pile up as election approaches
The Associated Press5 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve been fighting in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania over the cutoff date for counting mailed ballots, and in North Carolina over witness requirements. Ohio is grappling with drop…

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Absentee voting starts; libraries offer sites starting Oct. 12
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Absentee voting starts; libraries offer sites starting Oct. 12
Staff5 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – Absentee voting in the city of St. Louis started Tuesday at the Board of Election Commissioners’ office at 300 N. Tucker Blvd. The office is open from…

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City to add more places to vote absentee, in person
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City to add more places to vote absentee, in person
Staff6 months ago0

CITY HALL – St. Louis has designated $60,000 for the Board of Election Commissioners to offer residents more places to vote absentee in the Nov. 3 election. Officials allocated the…

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Mail-delivery concerns put spotlight on ballot deadlines
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Mail-delivery concerns put spotlight on ballot deadlines
The Associated Press7 months ago0

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee that mailed ballots will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow time frames most states allow…

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Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, First Lady in Florida
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Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, First Lady in Florida
The Associated Press7 months ago0

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida’s primary election on Tuesday, despite weeks of criticizing the practice. Ballots were mailed on Wednesday…

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Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
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Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
The Associated Press7 months ago0

DETROIT (AP) — Despite fear that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Victor Gibson says he’s not planning to take advantage of Michigan’s expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot…

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Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
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Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
The Associated Press7 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of November’s presidential race on election night. But that doesn’t mean…

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Missouri absentee voting lawsuit heading back to lower court
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Missouri absentee voting lawsuit heading back to lower court
The Associated Press9 months ago0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court sent on Tuesday a lawsuit seeking widespread absentee voting during the coronavirus pandemic back to a lower court for review. Judges ruled…

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Voting by mail is choice of Pence, Trump aides - and boss
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Voting by mail is choice of Pence, Trump aides - and boss
The Associated Press9 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records obtained by The Associated…

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New Missouri law expands absentee voting during pandemic
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New Missouri law expands absentee voting during pandemic
The Associated Press9 months ago0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Thursday a bill that will allow people to vote by mail this year if they’re concerned about the…

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Vote by mail? St. Louis hasn't decided
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Vote by mail? St. Louis hasn't decided
Jim Merkel9 months ago0

CITY HALL – A push is on in the Board of Aldermen to pressure city election officials to mail out absentee ballot applications for the June, August and November elections…

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Missouri lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus is appealed
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Missouri lawsuit for absentee voting amid virus is appealed
The Associated Press10 months ago0

COLUMBIA (AP) — Civil rights groups appealed on Tuesday to the Missouri Supreme Court after a local judge dismissed their lawsuit seeking to allow all Missourians to vote absentee in…

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Missouri lawmakers OK mail-in voting on final day of work
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Missouri lawmakers OK mail-in voting on final day of work
The Associated Press10 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers wrapped up their work Friday by passing bills allowing people to vote by mail because of the coronavirus and ramping up criminal penalties in…

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Jewish Missourians urged to vote absentee during pandemic
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Jewish Missourians urged to vote absentee during pandemic
The Associated Press10 months ago0

(AP) — Rabbis are encouraging Jewish Missourians to vote absentee during the coronavirus pandemic because their religious tradition “values life above virtually all else.” A letter signed by nearly three…

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Suit urges absentee voting in Missouri during virus crisis
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Suit urges absentee voting in Missouri during virus crisis
The Associated Press11 months ago0

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by civil rights groups on Friday seeks to allow all Missourians to vote absentee in upcoming elections to help reduce the risk of…

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