House committee kills plan to reinstate Missouri presidential primary

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 944

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The push to reinstate Missouri’s presidential primary suffered a defeat Tuesday when the House Elections Committee voted to remove it from a wide-ranging elections bill.

On a voice vote, the committee removed the provision from the bill. The measure also extends the period for “no-excuse absentee” voting from two to four weeks.

The committee then voted 13-1, with two abstentions, to send the bill to the full House for debate.

The primary …

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