After More Than Nine Hours of Debate, the MO Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to Controversial Election Bill
May 4, 2022 5:42AM CDT
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(MISSOURINET) – After more than nine hours of debate, the Missouri Senate has given preliminary approval to a controversial election bill.
The Republican-led legislation includes voter ID requirements; banning drop boxes; doing away with a presidential primary in Missouri; and allowing the Secretary of State to audit voter rolls. State Senator Sandy Crawford, a Republican from Buffalo, is carrying the House bill.
State Senator Lauren Arthur, a Democrat from Kansas City, says she wants lawmakers to pass a bill that enhances elections – not on that undermines the process.
The bill heads to a Senate committee for consideration. It still has a few more hoops to jump through.
