elections

Boone County has logged 3,526 early votes, putting turnout on pace to surpass early voting totals in the August 2024 primary.

Without a contested statewide candidate primary, Amendments 4 and 5, along with congressional primaries, are the main attractions for voters. If past trends hold up, the controversial ballot measures will add hundreds of thousands of votes to primary totals.

Kehoe signed an additional 35 bills late Monday afternoon, including legislation that raises the speed limit on rural highways and interstates to 75 mph.

Parties are meeting Wednesday for People Not Politicians' case related to Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map.

The Missouri Association of Realtors donated $2 million Monday to defeat Amendment 4, pouring new money into a fight over citizen-led ballot initiatives just days after spending nearly the same amount to oppose a separate tax overhaul on Missouri’s Aug. 4 ballot.

Missouri voters in August will decide whether to approve a proposed constitutional amendment allowing for the expansion of sales and use taxes in order to eliminate the income tax.

The high court also rejected lawsuits contending that the new lines passed in 2025 were not compact as required by law.

Voters will decide on two City Council races and three seats on the Columbia School Board in Tuesday’s election.

Many votes were cast even before the polls opened on municipal election day. Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon said thousands have cast absentee ballots ahead of election day.

Flash floods led to the deaths of two poll workers.