By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
Missouri can continue using a federal database to check the citizenship status of registered voters after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for states to use an expanded version of the system.
But questions remain about how Missouri has used the database — including how many voters have been flagged as potential noncitizens and how many have ultimately been removed from the rolls.
Rebecca Rivas has the details.
(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)
by Rebecca Rivas
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has sent letters to about 1,000 registered voters notifying them that they’ve been flagged as potentially being noncitizens.
(Photo illustration/Naomi O’Donnell)
by Meg Cunningham
Asking the right questions is just the first step. Actually getting support, especially for moms in rural Missouri, is where providers say things get even harder.
(Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
COMMENTARY
by Bridgette Dunlap
Those seeking to remake our courts will once again have to face the voters, and Missourians have gotten pretty savvy about politicians’ attempts to gut our rights.
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