Ashcroft: Ban help for absentee ballot mistakes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is urging the General Assembly to prohibit local election workers from helping absentee voters correct mistakes, a move that would mean some votes aren’t counted.

The Kansas City Star reports that the request adds to a growing list of measures advanced by Republicans to alter the state’s elections, including restoring a photo ID requirement and making it harder to amend the state constitution through voter-initiated ballot measures.

Some similar proposals failed this year but could be considered again in the 2022 session.