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U.S. Postal Service raises concern with Missouri’s November voting deadlines

August 14, 2020 3:15 PM Lucas Geisler

The United States Postal Service urged Missouri’s top election official to inform voters on the timeline of voting by mail.

ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Missouri approves Medicaid expansion

August 4, 2020 7:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back throughout the night for updated election results.

Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress

August 4, 2020 11:49 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer’s fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, has ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Bush’s victory came in a rematch of 2018, when she failed to capitalize on a national Democratic wave that

Columbia voters split on expanding Missouri’s Medicaid program

August 4, 2020 8:07 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia residents voted on Missouri Amendment 2 on Tuesday which would expand Medicaid in Missouri.

County clerks speak about election turnout

August 4, 2020 6:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Mid-Missouri county clerks say voter turnout for Tuesday’s 2020 Primary Election has been consistent.

Complete election results for local and statewide races

August 4, 2020 11:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

Complete election results for Mid-Missouri races.

Masks encouraged for voting in Boone County election

August 4, 2020 5:14 AM Zach Boetto

BOONE COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Polling places are expected to open up at 6 Tuesday morning for the August primary election, and voters are asked to bring a valid form of ID and a mask. This year’s ballot features Amendment 2 which would expand Medicaid if approved and races for party nominations for Boone County, U.S.

Commission fines Uniting Missouri PAC over Parson flights

August 3, 2020 9:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Ethics Commission fined a political action committee on Monday that supports Gov. Mike Parson. According to online records, the commission considered the complaint filed against Parson and his candidate committee, Parson for Missouri, as well as the Uniting Missouri PAC and its treasurer during its meeting Monday. The commission

AUGUST PRIMARY: Expectations for voting in Mid-Missouri counties

August 3, 2020 1:32 PM Zola Crowder

Mid-Missouri county clerks go over what to expect during Tuesday’s August Primary Election.

Missouri senators file violent crimes bills, special session continues

July 28, 2020 11:55 AM Zach Boetto

The Missouri State Senate pushed forward Senate Bill 1 and submitted two new bills on Tuesday as the state’s special session on violent crime continues.

County clerks take thousands of requests for absentee, mail-in ballots for August primary

July 22, 2020 10:51 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. County clerks in mid-Missouri took thousands of requests for absentee and mail-in ballots for the August primary election.

Missouri Senate district map

July 21, 2020 10:42 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Senate has 34 districts, each representing about 174,000 people. Two Senate district seats will appear on August and November ballots in Mid-Missouri: the 19th and the 21st. Click on the link below to see which district you’re in. Missouri Senate districtsDownload

Missouri House of Representatives district map

July 21, 2020 10:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri House is divided into 163 districts that on average represent about 37,000 residents. In Mid-Missouri, 14 of those seats will appear on ballots in August and November: the Sixth, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 62nd and 124th. Download the map below to see which district you’re in.

August election: County posts are in play around Mid-Missouri

July 21, 2020 9:44 PM Matthew Sanders

Aug. 4 ballots around Mid-Missouri are filled with races for county offices that will either decide the winner or set up a two-way race in November.

August election: Mid-Missouri congressional and legislative races

July 21, 2020 3:19 PM Matthew Sanders

The Aug. 4 ballot includes primaries for each U.S. congressional district in Mid-Missouri and for a few of the area’s state legislative seats.

Amendment 2 would expand Medicaid in Missouri

July 21, 2020 12:47 PM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The issue of Medicaid expansion is back in Missouri. This time voters, not lawmakers, will decide whether to expand the federal/state health care program for the poor to cover more people. Medicaid expansion was meant to be part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, Missouri was among several states

Campaign finance: Galloway raises more than Parson, county commission challengers bring in thousands

July 15, 2020 8:22 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The leading Democratic challenger for governor doubled what Missouri’s chief executive made this quarter, according to campaign finance filings with the state. The Missouri Ethics Commission reports show Gov. Mike Parson still has more money on hand in his campaign to retain his seat as governor than state auditor Nicole Galloway.

Missouri hits voter registration deadline for August election

July 8, 2020 11:48 AM Nathalie Jones

Wednesday marks the final day of voter registration for Missouri’s August primary election.

Democrats want Parson to apologize for virus comments

June 24, 2020 10:37 PM Associated Press

The Missouri Democratic Party is urging Republican Gov. Mike Parson to apologize for refusing to take any blame for a sharp increase in coronavirus cases since he lifted restrictions on June 16.

Absentee voting for the August primary election begins with new COVID-19 provision

June 23, 2020 11:56 AM Zach Boetto

Absentee voting for the Aug. 4 primary begins on Tuesday with new guidelines.