View Comments A coalition of Missouri nonpartisan voter-issues groups and progressives plans to make their case for voting reform this weekend. On Saturday, they plan coordinated public demonstrations in five Missouri cities: Springfield, St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City and Cape Girardeau. Denise Lieberman, a civil-rights attorney with Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, said in a call from St. Louis on Friday morning that MVPC and roughly 10 Springfield-area partners are working in concert with similar groups in more than 150 U.S. cities, invoking the memory of civil rights hero John Lewis to further their cause. Lieberman told the News-Leader, "Missouri lawmakers are heading into their final week of the (legislative) session and are poised to potentially vote on several restrictive voting proposals that are ready for a vote, including strict photo ID legislation and legislation that shackles the citizen ballot initiative process and makes it difficult for everyday voters to have their voices heard."