Elections

Two coalitions are hoping to put abortion on the 2024 ballot in Missouri, where virtually all abortions are illegal. Both groups face the same question: Is there enough time and money to get their proposed amendments off the ground?

A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased.

The NAACP and the League of Women Voters are challenging Missouri's 2022 voter ID law, arguing it imposes unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote without actually achieving the stated goal of reducing fraud.

State Rep. Ian Mackey, D-Clayton, said election year politics could interfere with the legislature.

The Missouri Secretary of State's language for reproductive rights ballot issues has been savaged by two courts, most recently when the Western District Court of Appeals unanimously ruled his summaries are “replete with politically partisan language."

A trial starting Friday will be the third time Missouri courts have weighed the merits of a law intended to combat fraud against right to vote without interference.

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, is accused of pressuring staff to buy expensive software and seeking state reimbursement of campaign-paid expenses.

The St. Louis County Democrat is facing an unexpected primary challenge from St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell and drawing criticism from some in St. Louis’ Jewish community.

A Missouri appeals court ruled that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's titles for six abortion-rights ballot issues were "replete with politically partisan language." Even though the proposed constitutional amendments cover all aspects of reproductive health care, Ashcroft's titles had a single-minded focus on abortion.

The Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City is weighing a pair of cases relating to a ballot initiative that would amend the Missouri Constitution to establish a right to abortion. The court is expected to rule soon.