Election 2020
All the information you need to make an informed decision in Kansas and Missouri.
Crysta Henthorne
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KCUR 89.3
Jefferson City or Washington, D.C.: No matter the seat of power, you deserve to know who is on the ballot and what their views are.
Crysta Henthorne
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Kansas News Service
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Missouri Independent
Missouri Elections 2020
Kansas Elections 2020
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Unhoused people face unique challenges in voting. Learn how to register to vote with a step-by-step guide tailored for homeless people in Kansas City. Here's how to get necessary documents like a birth certificate and state ID. -
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a multi-state federal lawsuit against a Biden administration executive order from 2021, which asks federal agencies to help register U.S. citizens to vote. -
Amendment 7 on Missouri's November ballot would ban ranked-choice voting and amend the state constitution to declare that only citizens can vote — which is already illegal. Critics say the language is "ballot candy" aimed at deceiving voters. -
Kansas Republicans and Democrats are targeting the suburbs of Kansas City as it becomes increasingly purple in the Republican-dominated state. -
A 2022 Kansas law made it illegal to "represent oneself as an election official," but voting rights groups said it could potentially outlaw voter registration drives. The GOP-supported law was part of a wave of voting suppression legislation passed after the 2020 election. -
The number of polling places around Kansas City has rapidly declined since 2020, when COVID closed much in-person voting and the spread of conspiracy theories caused safety concerns for election officials. -
Hundreds of candidates will appear on dozens of different ballots across the Kansas City metro during the August primary. They are precinct or county committee members, and they make up the backbone of their chosen party’s ability to build grassroots support and to set policy priorities. -
In last year’s election for mayor, county commission and other Wyandotte County races, 11 of the 337 people who were eligible voted in one section of the 2nd Precinct. But it wasn't because they don't care, as non-voters are often portrayed. They have reasons for staying home on Election Day. -
Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10. Missouri could soon join them, if voters approve a constitutional amendment this fall. -
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