Department of Justice officials wanted to monitor Cole County’s polling places Tuesday. But the County Clerk says ‘no’. A Team from DOJ informed Clerk Steve Korsmeyer of their intentions to sit in at polling places. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft agrees with Korsmeyer, saying it would be highly inappropriate for …

Department of Justice officials want to monitor Cole County’s polling places Tuesday. But the County Clerk says ‘no’. A Team from DOJ informed Clerk Steve Korsmeyer of their intentions to sit in at polling places. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft agrees with Korsmeyer, saying it would be highly inappropriate for …

State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on March 10, 2022 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) You’ll need to show your voter identification when you head to your Missouri polling location in November, or you’ll be casting a …

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (file photo courtesy of the Secretary of State’s office) Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the deadline for you to register to vote in Missouri’s November general election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s (R) office notes that if you mail your voter registration application in, it must …

You’ll see a ballot item on whether to approve recreational marijuana use in Missouri when you head to the polls in November. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced yesterday (tue) that an initiative petition received enough signatures to place the issue on the general election ballot. Republicans in the …

Missouri’s secretary of state says 24-point-three percent of registered voters cast ballots during Tuesday’s primary election. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is thanking the thousands of poll workers who showed up and made it possible for Tuesday’s election to happen. Ashcroft says voting is a right AND a responsibility. About …

(AP) — The Missouri treasurer on Monday sued the secretary of state over a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with expanded powers for the treasurer’s office. Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick sued fellow Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Fitzpatrick sued over a proposed constitutional amendment that would …

Your lawmakers spent days at the Capitol trying to pass several election reforms only to see every single bill die before the session ended last month. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says these are fixes that still need to happen …    Legislators have asked the Governor to call them back …

About 2000 people have RSVP’d for Monday’s inauguration at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, and State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick – all Republicans – will be sworn into office. James Harris, the co-chair of …

How often does it take longer than election night to get the results in Missouri? Actually, every time. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says the votes you see on election night are always unofficial. Then officials check results at several different levels before certifying the actual total. Ashcroft says …