SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has rejected the governor’s veto of automatic voter registration legislation. The Senate’s 38-18 vote sends the measure to the House to consider when it returns to Springfield Nov. 29. The Legislature adopted the plan in the spring with strong bipartisan support. It would allow visitors to a handful…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s voter turnout is slightly up from the 2012 elections but didn’t meet record-breaking predictions by election officials. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Wednesday announced the unofficial turnout in Tuesday’s election was a little less than 67 percent. More than 2.8 million registered voters cast ballots in the state.…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Long lines and long wait times are being reported at polling sites throughout the St. Louis area today on Election Day. Voters are reporting average wait times of 30 minutes. Others have reported wait times of as long as an hour. The polls close at 7 p.m. Election official say if…
(KTRS) – Early voting is expanding today in Illinois. The advance voting actually started September 29, but that was limited to facilities like a county board of elections. Starting Monday permanent polling stations have been opened across the state. Voters should cast their ballot in the county where they live. Residents can still register through…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The clock is ticking away to register to vote in Missouri for the November election. The deadline to register to vote is Wednesday by 5 p.m. Voter registration is available at schools, county board of election officers, libraries, and DMVs. You can also register to voter online at www.sos.mo.gov.
CHICAGO (AP) – Election officials and civil rights groups say an appeals court ruling means same-day voter registration will likely be available Election Day at Illinois polling stations. The stay from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday cancels, at least for now, a lower-court ruling halting the same-day registration option. The appellate…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the St. Louis Election Board to make electronic machines available to the disabled for absentee voting. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a lawsuit alleged that not making the technology available violated the Americans With Disabilities Act. U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig said Friday the temporary restraining…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered a special election for a Missouri House seat because of problems with absentee ballots. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison on Friday set a Sept. 16 election date for a House seat out of St. Louis. The election will pit incumbent Democratic state Rep. Penny Hubbard’s against…
CHICAGO (AP) – Automatic voter registration supporters say Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto means headaches for 700,000 potential Illinois voters. Cook County Clerk David Orr said Monday that those registered voters have outdated addresses. Among other things, the legislation would’ve allowed an automatic update of their information before November. Rauner rejected automatic registration, despite favoring the…
