The Missouri Supreme Court is deciding what to do about the state’s demand for voter photo IDs, as well as new rules for registering to vote and applying for absentee ballots. On Wednesday, judges heard arguments in two different cases that question various elements of a legislation about the 2022 elections.
According to NPR, one case was about the law’s requirement for photo IDs, while the other was about extra rules related to registering to vote and reaching out to absentee voters. The lawyers representing the people who are suing over the photo ID requirement asked the court to throw out a lower court’s decision that upheld the requirement. Continue reading…