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04.22.2009 4:36 pm

House approves promoting voter registration for hunters and anglers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Andrew Koenig

Andrew Koenig

JEFFERSON CITY — The House has given first-round approval to a bill that would supply voter registration forms to people seeking hunting and fishing licenses.

Sponsor Rep. Andrew Koenig, R-Winchester, said this will encourage more people to vote.

But Democrats said the…

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01.05.2009 2:16 pm

ACORN worker here indicted for voter registration fraud

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A voter registration worker for the group ACORN has been indicted on charges of fraud, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced today.

Deidra Humphrey of East St. Louis is charged with two counts of voter fraud, which each carry a maximum penalty…

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10.29.2008 4:57 pm

Voter registration in Missouri rising at aid agencies

According to a report from the voting rights group Demos, voter registration numbers from public aid agencies have risen in recent months, following a lawsuit by Demos along with Project Vote and other left-leaning groups.

In April, the groups sued the Department…

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10.27.2008 6:45 pm

St. Charles County says Obama campaign turned in 15 bad registration cards

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rich Chrismer, the St. Charles County elections director, says his office last week turned over to the FBI 15 voter registration cards with nonexistent addresses that had been submitted by the Barack Obama presidential campaign in Missouri.

Chrismer said the bad addresses were…

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10.27.2008 2:40 pm

Carnahan prediction: More than 3.2 million voters expected

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is predicting a voter turnout in Missouri of about 76 percent on Nov. 4.

The estimate, which she puts out before each election, is based on a compilation of estimates from county clerks throughout the state. A…

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10.13.2008 2:48 pm

Blunt on Fox News: ACORN, Obama ‘not playing by the rules’

Gov. Matt Blunt appeared remotely this afternoon on Fox News Channel to repeat allegations against community organizing group ACORN. Blunt is among the officials in some states that claim ACORN has purposely been turning in bogus voter registrations.

ACORN defenders say the…

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10.10.2008 3:13 pm

McCain launches ad tying Obama to ACORN

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

While Joe Biden is in southwest Missouri saying that Republicans are trying to distract voters, the John Mccain campaign had launched a campaign seeking to tie Barack Obama with ACORN, which has found itself in yet another…

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10.09.2008 10:44 pm

Blunt condemns, Slay praises, ACORN’s voter-registration drive

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Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, a former secretary of state, joined his fellow Republicans Thursday by issuing a strong condemnation of ACORN, an advocacy group accused by its critics in Missouri and other swing states of submitting bogus voter registrations.

The Republican elections…

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10.08.2008 2:05 pm

Reminder: Last day to register to vote in MO

A friendly reminder that today is the final day for all you Missouri citizens 18 years of age and up to register or update your registration if you wish to vote in the Nov. 4 election. (Illinois’ deadline passed yesterday).

You…

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10.07.2008 12:15 pm

Robin Carnahan: Reaching out to foreclosed voters

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Carnahan

Carnahan

Secretary of State Robin Carnahan wants Missouri voters to know that, even if they have lost their home, they still have their right to vote.

With the registration deadline just a day away, Carnahan is trying to get the word out on…

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