by Alisa Nelson | Apr 6, 2023 | Elections, News
The 2024 race for governor is heating up. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has officially joined the race. “I’m asking the people of the state of Missouri to elect me as their governor in August of 2024,” Ashcroft told Missourinet....
by Marshall Griffin | Apr 3, 2023 | Elections, News, Politics / Govt
Tuesday is election day in Missouri for mayors, city councils, boards of aldermen, school boards, and other local-level offices. Turnout for municipal elections is usually low compared to state level and national elections, according to Missouri Secretary of State Jay...
by Missourinet Contributor | Mar 13, 2023 | Elections, News
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has led Missouri out of a consortium of states formed to fight voter fraud. Ashcroft, a Republican, said the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has strayed from its original mission. Missouri left ERIC, along...
by Anthony Morabith | Nov 8, 2022 | Elections, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 64 jurisdictions in 24 states for the November 8 general election. Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Civil Rights Division says it has...
by Alisa Nelson | Jul 11, 2022 | Elections, News, Politics / Govt, Show Me Today
To listen to the Show Me Today interview with Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, click below. Missouri’s August 2 primary election is right around the corner and in-person absentee voting has begun. You can vote absentee at your local election authority until 5...