Voting

Illinois voters can register up to and including Election Day on Nov. 8.

In the past, residents needed to submit an application for a mail-in ballot for each individual election, but now they avoid that by filing an application for permanent vote-by-mail status with their local election authority.

The Ashrei Foundation is hosting a photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people of color obtain a birth certificate or a state-issued photo ID, which is needed to vote in Missouri.

The Phelps County Clerk wanted to take anyone with a court-ordered guardian off the voting rolls. She relented, but people with disabilities and their advocates concerned about the future are fighting back.

Two initiatives proposing amendments to the Missouri Constitution were submitted Sunday. If each has sufficient signatures, they will likely be on the Nov. 8 ballot.

It’s campaign season, but the United States representatives also have to govern. See the legislation the U.S. representatives have introduced during their current terms.

Ashcroft said voter turnout is much higher in partisan elections for state and federal offices, and changing local and municipal elections to partisan could bring more people to the polls.

Some of the ballot machines were purchased by the county 50 years ago.

KnowInk founder Scott Leiendecker shares how he developed the Poll Pad and how his voter registration company is becoming one of the fastest-growing companies in the region.

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.