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Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

Lawmakers renew push for party registration, closed Missouri primaries

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 7, 2021

For as long as Missouri has had voter registration, there has been no requirement that people choose a political party as part of the process. That means every primary is open to every voter. Every...

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner.

Ann Wagner bucks Missouri GOP colleagues on electoral vote objections

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on Monday became the first Republican in the Missouri congressional delegation to say publicly that she will oppose attempts to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s...

Then a candidate for Senate, Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin in 2018. Hawley went on to defeat incumbent Claire McCaskill, a Democrat.

Josh Hawley vows to contest certification of Joe Biden’s victory

By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent January 6, 2021

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley announced last week that he will object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory when Congress convenes Wednesday to ratify the...

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

South County lawmakers join Giuliani in calls to investigate voter fraud

By Tessa Weinberg and Rudi Keller January 5, 2021

More than a month after the Nov. 3 presidential election, over half of Missouri’s Republican state representatives — including the incoming speaker of the House and nearly all South County’s GOP...

Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney for President Donald Trump, testifies via Zoom to the Missouri House special committee on government oversight (screenshot via House Communications).

After testy Giuliani debate, Missouri bill supported by South County GOP lawmakers casting doubt on Biden victory dies

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent December 29, 2020

A Democratic state representative from Missouri accused Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani of lying to overturn the presidential election in a hearing held by a state committee Dec. 14. The former New York City...

Rep. David Gregory is pictured above meeting a constituent and her dog at a September 2020 food drive event he and Rep. Jim Murphy co-sponsored at Mehlville High School.

Most South County GOP legislators signed letter to investigate presidential election results in swing states that voted for Biden

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent December 28, 2020

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the legislators' call for an investigation.  More than a month after the Nov. 3 presidential election, over half of Missouri’s Republican state...

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

December 15, 2020

Filing opens Tuesday for a number of area governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, and will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. The...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

November election results certified by Missouri canvassers, including Ashcroft

December 8, 2020

The Missouri Board of State Canvassers, composed of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Patricia Joyce and Judge Jon Beetem, certified the results Tuesday of the Nov. 3 general election. Missouri voters...

Cori Bush celebrates her shocking upset over Rep. Lacy Clay in the August 2020 Democratic primary.

A record number of women will serve in the 117th Congress, including at least 51 women of color

By Sharon Austin, University of Florida Professor November 24, 2020

Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018, the nation elected 127 women – and 48 women of color – to the House and Senate....

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