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States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and — in a few places — letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personnel lags the general population.

States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and — in a few places — letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personnel lags the general population.

Candidates for the Missouri House of Representatives District 60 seat butted heads over election integrity during a forum Wednesday night.

From the editorial: Ashcroft doesn’t offer a single example of inappropriate material to justify forcing librarians around Missouri to file their book-selection policies with the Politburo, er, state. But his statement comes close to acknowledging what culture war nonsense it all is by declaring that he wants children “to be ‘children’ a little longer than a pervasive culture may often dictate.”

Ashcroft said this is all about making sure parents are the ones deciding what their kids read.

The ruling means that voters will have to adhere to the law’s requirements, which include using a government-issued photo ID to vote on Nov. 8.

Tuesday's lawsuit focuses on provisions of election law that prohibit compensating people for voter registration activities and “soliciting” absentee ballot applications. The law is set to go into effect on Aug. 28.

The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri NAACP filed a lawsuit attempting to block a wide-ranging elections bill.

Tuesday's lawsuit focuses on provisions of election law that prohibit compensating people for voter registration activities and “soliciting” absentee ballot applications. The law is set to go into effect on Aug. 28.

The law will take effect Aug. 28