JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed a law enacting a photo identification requirement for voters in advance of the November election.
The photo ID requirement will take effect Aug. 28, meaning it won’t be in place for the Aug. 2 primaries.
It’s part of a broader elections bill that also will allow two weeks of in-person absentee voting without needing to provide a reason why voters can’t cast ballots on Election Day.
The photo ID requirement has long been backed by Republicans while Democrats led a push for the early voting provision.
The Missouri law comes as numerous other states also have been either tightening or relaxing their voting requirements.
Today, I signed five pieces of legislation into law, including HB1878, which requires all registered voters in Missouri to show a photo ID to vote, prohibits ballot drop boxes, & makes the paper ballot the official ballot.⁰
Read more here: https://t.co/gAH9myVhMj pic.twitter.com/YAh0eVaewh— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) June 29, 2022
