Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR

The Missouri General Assembly passed a minor improvement to poll worker laws to allow active duty military and their family members to qualify to serve at the polls. Because the Assembly made a small positive change to the state’s election laws while not passing further major anti-voter legislation, Missouri received a B+ on this year’s progress report.

Looking Back

Where Missouri Started at the Beginning of 2024

• Automatic Voter Registration: No
• Online Voter Registration: Open to all Eligible
• Same-Day Registration: No
• Restoration of Rights: Parole and/or Probation Disenfranchisement
• Vote by Mail: Excuse-Only
• Electronic Registration Information Center Member: No
• Early Voting Opportunities: In-Person Absentee
• ID Requirements: Strict Photo ID

Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Missouri as of 2024, we considered the state a bottom tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2024 activity against other bottom tier states.

How Our Tier Compares

• COVI (2024): 42nd
• EPI Score (2022): 16th
• CLC State Scorecard (2022): 4/10
• MAP Democracy Rating (2024): LOW

2024: This Past Year

Legislative Action

The Missouri Legislature passed just a few election-related bills this past session, one to increase poll worker opportunities, and a proposed constitutional amendment that asks voters to further clarify the state’s ban on non-citizen voting in the state.

• SB 912 allows active duty military and their non-resident military spouses to serve as poll workers in the state.
• SJR 78 is a constitutional amendment that clarifies the state’s existing ban on non-citizen voting and prohibits ranked choice voting in the state. Voters approved the change during the 2024 general election.