by admin | Oct 4, 2006 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
State Supreme Court judges hear arguments about whether a law requiring Missouirans to display a photo ID to vote should be in effect next month. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan struck down the law earlier, saying it was an infringement on the fundamental...
by admin | Oct 2, 2006 | Politics / Govt
As both sides prepare to argue the Voter Photo ID case before the State Supreme Court, a Missouri Congressman tells his story about coping with the new law. West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton doesn’t drive, so he went to his hometown of Lexington to...
by admin | Sep 22, 2006 | Politics / Govt
Whether Missourians will have to display photo identification before casting a ballot in November will be decided by the State Supreme Court. The court has agreed to hear the case the first of October. Lawyers must file their paperwork by next week. The court will...
by admin | Sep 21, 2006 | Crime / Courts
Attorney General Jay Nixon is asking the State Supreme Court for an expedited review of a Cole County judge’s ruling on Missouri’s new voter photo identification law. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan struck down the law as unconstitutional. But...
by admin | Sep 21, 2006 | Politics / Govt
The voter photo ID fight now has shifted to Washington. Only days after a Jefferson City judge ruled a state law requiring voters display photo identification to vote was unconstitutional, the U.S. House has approved such a measure. Just as in Missouri, the issue...