Last week, state senator and gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel criticized Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft over his handling of recent initiative petitions that made it to the election ballot. Ashcroft joined Wake Up Mid-Missouri on Monday to respond to the criticisms and discuss his own 2024 campaign for Missouri governor. …
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(AUDIO): Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft discusses World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
World Abuse Awareness Day is Thursday June 15. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says five-million Americans experience elder abuse each year. Secretary Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that some seniors are being abused financially and physically. He encourages anyone with information about elder abuse to call …
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Jay Ashcroft recaps 2023 session on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s GOP secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Jay Ashcroft says Missourians don’t elect legislators for social media speeches but elect them to enact good policy. He’s disappointed with Friday’s chaos in the Missouri Senate, which featured GOP infighting. Ashcroft blames people putting politics ahead of policy. Secretary Ashcroft delivered …
Read More »Jay Ashcroft will run for Missouri Governor
Jay Ashcroft throws his hat in the ring. Missouri’s Secretary of State says he will run for Governor in 2024. That sets up a GOP primary with already announced candidate Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe. Ashcroft is the son of former Governor and US Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Read More »(AUDIO): Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft discusses ERIC and voting on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) and election officials in Florida and West Virginia have departed from a system called the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Secretary Ashcroft tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that voter confidence is compromised when individuals vote in more than one state and …
Read More »Jay Ashcroft has concerns about an 11th hour congressional map
(AP) — Missouri’s top election official on Wednesday warned that it may be too late to pass new congressional districts for the Aug. 2 primary without causing errors that could undermine confidence in the election. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that even if lawmakers were to approve a …
Read More »Jay Ashcroft weighs in on Rowe V. Wade
Missouri’s Secretary of State has been in a courtroom over the legal abortion issue. Jay Ashcroft says he’s watching the story surrounding a draft report that claims the U-S Supreme Court is about to overturn ‘Rowe Versus Wade’ … Ashcroft lost a court battle after the Missouri …
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court looks at Jay Ashcroft decision
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is before Missouri’s high court today (wed). The Supreme Court justices will hear arguments whether he tried to stop a measure dealing with new abortion restrictions from getting on the ballot … Ashcroft’s team didn’t approve the ballot referendum until August, which only allowed organizers …
Read More »Jay Ashcroft on voter fraud
Missouri’s secretary of state says two St. Charles County residents under investigation for alleged voter fraud in November voted absentee in Florida, before voting in-person in Missouri. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was on the KWOS Morning Show … Secretary Ashcroft emphasizes that secure elections require voting on election day …
Read More »Jay Ashcroft puts the Feds on notice
Missouri’s Secretary of State says he’s ready if politicians in D-C vote to federalize elections laws … Jay Ashcroft calls the proposed changes to override Missouri election laws unconstitutional. He adds the state wouldn’t face the same challenges as Texas did when Democratic lawmakers there avoided a vote by leaving …
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