Voter turnout

At polling locations across the metro there were significant lines to start Election Day.

Despite social unrest, a deadly pandemic and a divided country, Black and Latino voters in Kansas City are motivated to vote and want a return to normalcy.

Lines were short in Johnson County Tuesday morning because so many Kansans voted early. In Missouri, there were long waits to vote in some precincts, but not at Arrowhead.

Voter suppression has a long history, according to political scientist Darius Watson, and it is constantly taking on new forms.

From evaluating judges to mail-in rules to working the polls, KCUR and America Amplified want to make sure listeners are apprised of everything they want to know.

From going to a polling place to mailing in your choices, a short rundown of what voting looks like in Kansas for the Nov. 3 election.

Los miembros de uno de los bloques electorales de mayor crecimiento en los EE. UU. dicen que están motivados y que amplían el espectro político. Conózcanlos en TikTok; Facebook es para los más grandes.

Members of one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the U.S. say they’re energized and span the full political spectrum. And, please, meet them on TikTok. Facebook is for the olds.

Despite notary and ballot confusion, a skyrocketing number of Missouri voters are still opting to vote early and skip the polls this November.

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"Citizens are being pushed out of public participation... via these low quality interactions with police departments," Professor Brandon Davis says.

The county also looks to be on pace to top a record it just set in August: the most requests for mail-in ballots.