JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters won’t get a chance to head to the polls in the 2024 presidential primary if Gov. Mike Parson signs off on legislation altering state election laws.
As part of a significant rewrite of state voting regulations, including another attempt by Republicans to require voters to have a photo ID to cast a ballot, the presidential primary election held every four years in February would be eliminated.
If approved, Missouri would instead only use party caucuses to select the delegates who will go to each party’s nominating convention. The reason is that Missouri’s primary is nonbinding, meaning party delegates can ignore the results unless the parties choose to follow the outcome of the vote.
