Jay Ashcroft

Five organizations advocating for voting rights are suing Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over how absentee and mail-in ballots are handled. The suit calls on the court to block voting rules that the organizations say disenfranchise first-time voters, older voters, Black voters and other voters of color.

With all the turmoil going on with the U.S. Postal Service, St. Louis Public Radio is answering key questions about absentee and mail-in voting in Missouri — and why there's a big difference between the two options.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed legislation allowing people at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus to vote absentee without needing an…

Under normal circumstances, Heather Robinett and Ella Jones wouldn’t be running for mayor of Ferguson right now. But these aren’t normal times. The…

Missouri voters will get a chance to expand Medicaid.Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Friday that he approved the petition to put Medicaid…

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said today on St. Louis on the Air that he is convinced the “plain language” of state law does not allow voters…

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is asking about 40 employees who have their own offices to return to work on Monday, one week after a statewide…

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says lawmakers would be amenable to passing election legislation aimed at responding to coronavirus fears — after…

Updated at 11:20 p.m. with all Missouri precincts reporting and comments from candidate supportersFormer Vice President Joe Biden won Missouri’s…

Election officials in the city of St. Louis and St. Charles County saw a rise in voter registration ahead of the March 10 presidential primary.A major…