The Missouri House on Jan. 22, 2016, gave initial approval to a pair of bills that would require Missourians to present a photo ID to vote in public elections.
Both bills are expected to pass the House and be sent to the Senate on the 22nd.
The first bill, HJR 53, would amend the state’s constitution, upon voter approval, to allow Missouri to require a photo ID to cast a ballot. The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Tony Dugger, a Wright County Republican, is a response to a 2006 Missouri Supreme Court ruling that found a voter ID law unconstitutional.
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The second bill, HB 1621, sponsored by Rep. Justin Alferman, a Hermann Republican, would limit forms of acceptable identification at polling locations to government-issued photo IDs. These would include non-expired driver’s and non-driver’s licenses and military IDs. It would not include things like university IDs.
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Proponents of a photo ID requirement say tighter election laws help prevent voter fraud. Opponents argue it could potentially keep thousands of Missourians without an excepted photo ID from voting.
The Senate is considering a pair of similar bills, both sponsored by Sen. Will Kraus, a Lee’s Summit Republican who is running for Secretary of State.
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