Secretary of State,…
We need more tools to make elections free and fair.
Missouri’s restrictive photo ID law was designed to make it harder for people to vote.
Missouri’s photo ID restriction is unnecessary, it is costly, it is confusing, and invariably this law will cut people out.
Stop Endangering Voters’ Access to Ballot
Unless there is much more guidance and outreach to voters, the photo ID law will keep valid voters from accessing their right to vote.
Missouri’s photo ID requirement could still be subject to legal challenge under other provisions of state and federal law, including the United States Constitution.
Placing police at poll sites can be inherently intimidating to voters, particularly in communities of color where such presence has historical ties to efforts to impede voter access to the polls.
Opponents of the right to vote are creating a flawed, expensive, and confusing hurdle for hundreds of thousands of eligible Missouri voters.
