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Even if you do not have a government-issued photo ID and haven't voted in decades, Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft says if you're registered you can still cast a ballot in November.
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Under the new law, set to go into effect next week, voters will be required to present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot for the November election. A lawsuit from the NAACP and League of Women Voter's asks for a preliminary injunction to stop Missouri from enforcing it.
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Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri voters will need to present a government-issued photo ID when casting their ballots in November and in future elections. Forms of acceptable ID include a driver’s license, state ID, passport or military ID.
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Under the law, acceptable photo identification includes a non-expired Missouri driver’s license or state ID, non-expired passports and photo military IDs. The voter ID requirements won’t impact the Aug. 2 primary, though.
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Local governments are now banned from preventing law enforcement from working with federal immigration authorities, and limited in their ability to issue municipality ID cards. But advocates warn the action will have a chilling effect on the Kansas economy and cause legal problems.
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In Missouri, Republicans in the legislature have introduced bills to put photo identification requirements in place and give the secretary of state’s office more oversight over voter rolls and election administration.
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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt pushed for a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” in response to action by the Unified Government of Kansas City and Wyandotte County to issue municipal ID cards to undocumented residents.
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An ordinance that could benefit thousands in the Kansas county has yet to make it through the unified government's board of commissioners.