Missouri court permanently blocks key part of voter photo ID
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ” The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday permanently blocked a central portion of a 2016 voter identification law that it said had required a ‘misleading’ and ‘contradictory’ sworn statement from people lacking a photo ID.The 5-2 ruling upholds a decision by a lower court judge, who had blocked the affidavit requirement from being used in the 2018 general election. It had remained on hold since then.Missouri is one of several states where Republican-led […]
