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A growing number of young potential voters are increasingly frustrated by the politicians they have to choose from. One Kansas City resident says the age of candidates is a big reason why. Plus: Two years after Kansas lawmakers reshaped the state’s four congressional districts, there’s a scramble for an open seat in the 2nd District.
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In one corner of Wyandotte County, only about 3% of voters participated in the last election — and it's not because they don't care. Plus: We'll hear from a newly naturalized American citizen in Kansas City who's excited about their first chance to vote this year.
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The law upheld by the court says it’s a felony offense for a person to collect and turn in more than 10 advance ballots for other people. Another controversial measure, which criminalizes impersonating an election official, will be sent back to the district court.
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New Republican-backed laws in several states — including Missouri and Kansas — threaten large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
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Officials in Missouri voting offices worry about Election Day problems, especially for voters who have recently moved, since the state pulled out of a collaboration that helps check voter rolls for accuracy.
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The NAACP and the League of Women Voters are challenging Missouri's 2022 voter ID law, arguing it imposes unconstitutional burdens on the right to vote without actually achieving the stated goal of reducing fraud. Two previous attempts by Missouri Republicans to require voter IDs have been struck down by the courts.
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A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Missouri and seven other Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.
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The Missouri House passed a GOP-backed bill that would increase the threshold needed for voter approval of a proposed constitutional amendment. But the first language that Missourians actually asks whether the constitution should be amended to “allow only citizens" to vote — something that's already clear under state law.
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A 2021 Kansas law makes it a crime to engage in conduct that would cause someone to believe you are an election worker. In response, multiple nonprofits like the League of Women Voters suspended or limited efforts to educate and assist prospective voters.
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Kelly joins 11 other female governors as women in Kansas and Missouri won offices at local, state and federal levels.
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KCUR editors discuss their approach to the station's political coverage during the 2022 midterm election.
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In 2012 there were still enough people open to voting for Democrats in Livingston County to help Claire McCaskill retain her seat as a U.S. Senator from Missouri. Ten years later, a handful of die-hard blue voters find themselves fighting a red wave of pro-Republican sentiment.