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Missouri voters would be given the option to affiliate with a political party when they register to vote under a bill considered by House lawmakers Wednesday.

Missouri voters would be given the option to affiliate with a political party when they register to vote under a bill House lawmakers considered Wednesday.

Several dozen Missouri voters rallied Thursday at the state Capitol to apply pressure on state lawmakers to enact election security reforms.

Missouri Republicans want veto power on citizen petitions that change the constitution Austin Huguelet, Springfield News-Leader © Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader Janice and Fred Bausman sign a petition with Dr. Doug McNeal and RN Susie Strozewski to expand Medicaid in Missouri on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Republicans are taking another run at making it harder for citizen petitions to change the state constitution. That's a big deal: once proposed constitutional amendments are approved by voters, the legislature can’t change them without askin...

For as long as Missouri has had voter registration, there has been no requirement that people choose a political party as part of the process. That means every primary is open to every voter. Every four years, it is possible to cast a ballot in one party’s presidential primary in the spring and another party’s primary for governor in August. And it also means that anyone who wants to be a candidate for a partisan public office doesn’t have to do anything more than pay a fee to the party of their choice on filing day. Under legislation proposed for the session that began Wed...