{"id":1537710,"date":"2022-07-03T23:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T03:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1537710"},"modified":"2022-07-03T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T03:04:18","slug":"one-of-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-country-missouri-gov-reforms-election-laws-banning-mail-in-ballots-requiring-voter-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-country-missouri-gov-reforms-election-laws-banning-mail-in-ballots-requiring-voter-id\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOne Of The Strongest Election Laws In The Country\u201d: Missouri Gov. Reforms Election Laws Banning Mail-In Ballots, Requiring Voter ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-of-the-strongest-election-laws-in-the-country-missouri-gov-reforms-election-laws-banning-mail-in-ballots-requiring-voter-id%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1537710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Missouri Governor Mike Parson reformed state election laws on Wednesday by banning mail-in ballots and requiring all registered voters to show a photo ID in order to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>In a push to \u201cstrengthen election processes and voter confidence,\u201d Parson signed <a href=\"https:\/\/house.mo.gov\/billtracking\/bills221\/hlrbillspdf\/4557S.05T.pdf\">House Bill 1878<\/a> into law, saying although Missouri has conducted \u201cfree, fair, and secure elections\u201d in 2020 and prior elections, state officials want to remain that way in the face of \u201cchanging technologies and new emerging threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The bill] strengthens our election processes and gives Missourians confidence that their voices are being accurately and securely recorded at the ballot box,\u201d Parson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.mo.gov\/press-releases\/archive\/governor-parson-signs-hb-1878-four-other-bills-law\">statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voter ID requirements, a measure Missouri Republicans have pined for nearly two decades only to have the courts strike down their efforts ruling them unconstitutional, finally made their way through the system. The law now requires government-issued photo IDs to cast ballots. However, those without one can cast a provisional vote only if the voter returns later that day with a proper ID for signature verification by election officials.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s new law also modified several other rules on how the state conducts its elections, like opening a two-week window for voters to cast absentee ballots without citing an excuse why they can\u2019t vote on Election Day. In addition, it prohibits local election authorities from accepting private donations \u2014 except for personal protective equipment, food, and water.<\/p>\n<p>After the state\u2019s upcoming primary next month, election officials must \u201cair-gap\u201d or disconnect all voting machines from the Internet. Following the 2022 Midterms, hand-marked paper ballots will stand as the official ballot beginning in 2023 \u2014 unless the voter chooses to use a ballot marking device. The law also banned the use of electronic voting counting machines starting in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s latest election law gives the Secretary of State authority to audit voter rolls at any given point to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft backed the measure calling it \u201cone of the strongest election laws in the country,\u201d The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-voting-missouri-government-and-politics-342663e72a921cb9a5f55657d87a0910\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes sure that it\u2019s easy to vote, it\u2019s harder to cheat, and the people can have trust in the results,\u201d Ashcroft said.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat lawmakers pushed back on the photo ID requirement, according to The Associated Press, calling it \u201cegregious\u201d and \u201cshameful\u201d believing it could affect minority voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you\u2019re trying to do is take us back to Jim Crow,\u201d Democratic Rep. LaKeySha Bosley said during debate last month, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ashcroft clapped back on the Democrat talking point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems pretty racist to me to say that the color of skin determines whether or not someone knows how to get an ID,\u201d Ashcroft told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Representative John Simmons and Senator Sandy Crawford joined Gov. Parson during the ceremony signing calling it a common-sense measure and a safeguard to prevent voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri joins 17 other states in the union that has enacted voter identification laws that took effect this year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/elections-and-campaigns\/voter-id.aspx\">National Conference of State Legislatures.<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Governor Mike Parson reformed state election laws on Wednesday by banning mail-in ballots and requiring all registered voters to show a photo ID in order to cast a ballot. In a push to \u201cstrengthen election processes and voter confidence,\u201d Parson signed House Bill 1878 into law, saying although Missouri has conducted \u201cfree, fair, and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1537717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1537710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1537717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1537710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1537710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}