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Rachel Lippmann

Missouri lawmakers approve a photo ID requirement for voters

A voter fills out her ballot at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo., on Election Day in 2020. (Charlie Riedel / AP)

Two years after the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a similar measure, the state's Republican-led lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that would require residents to have photo identification to cast a ballot.

"We already have a good system, we just had to make sure it's always better, because Missourians want and deserve to know that their election system is trustworthy," said GOP state Rep. John Simmons, the legislation's sponsor.

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