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The Missouri Secretary of State predicts that only 40 percent of Missourians will vote. MU Professor of Political Science Marvin Overby thinks age could…

Missouri's official state manual has been banished to the Internet for the past few years. But it could make a return to print.The Legislature has sent…

Secretary of State Jason Kander has issued an alert to investors, warning them to be wary of fraudulent schemes.In a release, Kander warns investors to…

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich has given an "excellent" rating to the office of former Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.Carnahan's term ended in January,…

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander said that some businesses are receiving a phony letter that appears to come from his office.Kander's office said…

Supporters of Missouri proposals to reform laws on the use eminent domain can begin working to get their measures on the 2014 state ballot. The secretary…

Numbers released by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office show 65.7 percent of registered voters across the state, or approximately 2.7 million people,…

The Missouri Secretary of State’s Office announced in a press release today that it predicts 72 percent of Missouri’s registered voters will vote in the…

It took about 18 hours to tally the results, but Shane Schoeller (R, Willard) appears to have won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State. It was a close race the whole night, with fellow GOP contenders Scott Rupp (R, Wentzville) and Bill Stouffer (R, Napton) occasionally grabbing the lead – but in the end Schoeller came in first with 35.3 percent of the vote. The Secretary of State's office confirmed the unofficial results shortly after 1:00 p.m. today. “We sensed that we had the number of votes we needed, but we didn’t want to declare victory until the final results came in and we were confident that they would trend our way, and we’re just grateful that they did," Schoeller said. Rupp came in second with 34.5 percent of the vote, while Stouffer finished third with 30.2 percent. Schoeller says both have called to concede and offer their congratulations; however, there's been no confirmation of that yet from either Rupp or Stouffer. All three voiced support for requiring photo ID’s at the polls throughout their campaigns. In one of his radio ads, Schoeller took aim at incumbent Democrat Robin Carnahan, who's leaving office at the end of the year. “There’s a number of Missourians who have been very outspoken about their dissatisfaction when it comes to Robin Carnahan’s running of the office, especially when it comes to ballot language," Schoeller said. "We know that in the candidate that they put forth that we’re gonna see the exact same values put forth.” That candidate is Jason Kander, who won the Democratic primary for Secretary of State last night. "Whether serving in Afghanistan or pushing for ethics reform in Jefferson City, I think I've demonstrated an ability to do what's right, regardless of who's on the other side," Kander said. "That's the same approach that I'm gonna take when preparing ballot language." Kander also opposes photo ID requirements for voters. He and Schoeller will face off in the November general election. For complete primary results and election information, go to our website, BeyondNovember.org. It's a collaboration with The St. Louis Beacon and Nine Network of Public Media.