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Good-Government Groups Say MO Needs Democracy Reform

Good-Government Groups Say MO Needs Democracy Reform JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Good-government groups in Missouri say that a major democracy reform package, HR1 - or the For the People Act - would bring the state's voting laws up to speed with the rest of the nation. Denise Lieberman - the director of the Advancement Project Voting Rights Program and the general counsel of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition - noted that Missouri is one of a handful of states still requiring an excuse to vote absentee, and it's one of only three states that requires ballot envelopes to be notarized. ...(Read More)

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