Absentee voting

Years after the federal government got involved to improve ballot access for active members of the military, expanded online voting that is not available to the general public is reducing problems for troops wanting to vote.

Tuesday marked the first day of Missouri’s no-excuse, in person absentee period — which stretches through Nov. 7.

Ashcroft is in favor of reinstituting Missouri's government-issued photo identification law and letting voters decide whether constitutional amendments should need a two-thirds majority instead of a simple majority.

But some election officials say the three weeks of in-person, no-excuse absentee voting is still too restrictive — and others don't like the legislation restarting Missouri's photo identification requirement.

The Imperial Republican discusses a multitude of issues percolating around election administration and redistricting policy.

Here's what you need to know to vote absentee or in person in the April 6 St. Louis mayoral election between Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer.

St. Louis voters likely won't have expanded options for absentee ballots when they go to the polls next month for the first round of the city's critical mayoral and Board of Aldermen elections.

The Carrolton Republican talks about her proposal that would expand no-excuse absentee voting in Missouri — something that is widely supported by local elections officials across the state.

Whether they'll be able to hinges greatly on where they live and what changes, if any, local lawmakers are willing to make.

Missouri's election officials have tried for years to get rid of the state's excuse system for absentee balloting. While nothing is assured, they say 2021 may be the year when the idea gains momentum.