CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a measure expanding an Illinois law that lets 17-year-olds vote in a primary if they’re 18 by the general election. The new plan now allows 17-year-olds to participate in more primaries for local offices, like for mayor, if they’re 18 by the general contest. They’ll also be…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s Primary Election Day in Missouri. Missouri’s top political offices are up for grabs in today’s primary. This includes the race for attorney general, lieutenant governor, and one of the most hotly contested races for the G-O-P gubernatorial nomination. Those candidates are businessman John Brunner, former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens,…
Ferguson voters in April approved a half-cent sales tax increase and narrowly defeated a property tax increase
Scott Leiendecker, founder of KNOWiNK, joined Martin and Randi to talk about their new creation called the poll pad, which is voting on an app.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Lawmakers have endorsed a plan to allow automatic voter registration in Illinois. The measure approved 86-30 by the House on Tuesday would provide automatic registration for would-be voters interacting with certain state agencies. Each person would have a chance to opt out at some point. Supporters say it could expand the franchise…
CHICAGO (AP) – A plan allowing automatic voter registration in Illinois is advancing through the Legislature despite concerns from the leading state election authority that would have to implement it. Backers want Illinois to join Oregon, California and West Virginia in modernizing voter registration. They say it cleans up voter rolls and boosts civic participation.…
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 100,000 West Virginians will have their ballots counted in Tuesday’s election, even though the only competitive presidential primary race is on the Democratic side. That’s because of heavy participation in early voting. Nearly 101,000 people cast ballots before Tuesday, more than in any other year since early voting was allowed…
(KTRS) – State lawmakers are hammering St. Louis County election directors over problems in last week’s elections. The Post-Dispatch reports that election officials say the problems were the result of several factors. Among them is a new requirement that touch-screen machines had to be used for the presidential primary on March 15. Officials say there…
( KTRS ) Voters in Missouri’s two biggest cities will decide Tuesday whether to renew the decades-old earnings tax that voters overwhelmingly embraced five years ago. The tax requires those who work in Kansas City or St. Louis to pay a 1 percent tax on their pay. Supporters in both cities say losing the revenue…
(KTRS) – When voters in St. Louis city and St. Louis County head to the polls on Tuesday, there will be a notable absence: the touch-screen voting machines. The Post-Dispatch reports that election authorities did not have enough time to reprogram the machines after the March 15 presidential primaries. Election officials said that the collection…