Hi everybody:

On this week's episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, we'll be answering your questions about Missouri, St. Louis and Illinois' elections. If you have a question you want answered, please reply to this post — and we may field it on the show.

This week's Politically Speaking Hour airs at noon and 7 p.m. on St. Louis Public Radio. We'll also have a special episode on Nov. 6 going over the results.

Thank you all as always for your time and consideration!

there are multiple medical needs for an abortion. Birth control should continue to be an option to avoid unwanted pregnancies!

DONT CRY WHEN THE OPPOSING OPINIONS RAISE THERE VOICES TO.

- Check your voter registration to find your polling place: https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal/

- Make sure you have a required ID: https://www.sos.mo.gov/voterid

- If your county is doing early or mail voting you may also have more options. Usually your county clerk's website is the place to check that.

- Polls close at 7pm on Election Day. Remember that Daylight Savings changes on Nov 3rd, the Sunday before the election. Check your clocks!

- Local new outlets will usually have results as they come in quicker than anywhere else. Results will also be available on the Secretary of State's website as well.

Happy voting!

I am temporarily residing in Missouri and still use a Ks ID. My DL still shows a last name before a marriage. I don’t know if I signed my last vote with my new married name or the prior name that is on my DL… I can’t remember. Was it required in Ks to sign the vote to match what was shown on the ID? Or did it not matter? If it didn’t matter… How do I figure out which signature I used? No, I am not willing to get a Missouri ID. I hate Missouri. The circumstances that put me here were traumatic. I hate it here. The goal is to get home ASAP. Changing my ID just feels to permanent.

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/column/opinion-missouris-anti-abortion-crusade-hampers-broader-health-care/article_7e055bb0-908a-11ef-84aa-0b7a317b2010.html

I expect the AG race to be very close between Elad Gross and Andrew Bailey.

I embrace a pro-life position which is more than being against abortion. I also oppose active euthanasia, war and the death penalty, and I embrace help for pregnant mothers and mothers of young children in need, including childcare, daycare, health insurance and affordable healthcare access, and public education.

Bailey is publicly against abortion but his actions as AG have troubled me in three cases - Marcellus Williams, Christopher Dunn, Sandra Hemme. I'm troubled that the state may have executed an innocent man in Marcellus Williams, but the fact that AG Bailey is willing to against the supreme court's wishes, and risk being held in contempt for blocking release of an exonerated prisoner, is an affront to justice. The most morally repugnant action a State can take is to execute an innocent person, and a close second is to continue to imprison an exonerated person.

Gross is ardently in favor of abortion rights and no doubt would strongly defend Amendment 3 if it passes. I suspect that Amendment 3 will fail, partly because of the heavy MAGA presence in the State, partly because of a sports betting initiative (sports anything tends to drive right-leaning voters, just saying) there will be a strong turnout from the Right. However if Amendment 3 passes, the Left will continue to push for abortion access through the Legislature and I think that Gross' actions will be fairly limited because the State has banned abortions and closed off access.

Is the choice more clear-cut to you, especially if you hold a pro-life mentality?

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Heard this about Project 2025?

The snowflake media and loser Lucas Kunce want to demonize Josh Hawley for being a part of Project 2025 with stuff like this. You can say stop to end, but here’s what they want you to think is so bad: CDC should require monitoring for abortions and pregnancies -- the only way to end all abortions! Reduce benefits and raise the retirement age -- that's just a plan to protect Medicare and Social Security!

Trump only disavowed Project 2025 because he doesn’t know what’s in it, but Josh Hawley is a proud Christian Nationalist who won't give in. Now let’s vote!

I thought it was all about states rights and you're seriously going to campaign on a platform of raising the age of retirement and giving them less benefits to "protect" the system?

I guess I'm voting for snowflakes in November.

Could anyone recommend a good summary of Missouri Ballot initiatives? I know there is a lot of misleading text in some of the measures as well as hidden agendas. I am looking for a good analysis and summary.

Hawley ad claims he’s out to prevent Social Security fund from being drained by illegal aliens, but many undocumented aliens are paying payroll taxes into a system from which they will never be eligible to collect benefits. In 2022 alone, undocumented immigrants contributed $33.9 billion in federal social insurance taxes in toward Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Immigrants who work legally in the U.S. may become eligible to collect benefits, but only after they pay enough into the system to qualify, just like every other American worker. Immigration overall is a net positive to Social Security and Medicare, experts say.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/01/vance-fixing-social-security-requires-addressing-immigration-fraud.html

Just a heads up for other Missourians. The reddit group r/missouri has a declared policy of welcoming all views from missouri. This could not be farther from the truth. After being bombarded on my feed every other post telling me why I had to vote yes on Amendment 3, laced with all sorts of hate and derogatory statements about anyone that would consider voting no. I responded in plain English, without villifying or degrading or threatening anyone. Why I was a no vote. I did not attack, slander or spread hate to anyone. Within 45 mins, with no warning, I was permanently banned. I politely asked for the reason behind my being banned 3 times before finally recieving a response. "We don't believe you are from Missouri" was the reason I was provided, which I might add is not in their group rules. I offered to send the moderators my Missouri drivers license to prove that I am indeed from Missouri and live here now. This should have been a remedy since it was the stated reason for my account being banned correct? No, they replied that was not necessary and muted me from being able to contact them for 28 days. So if you are or ever were in question of who or which party are the real fascists, who work to silence those with differing ideas. You need to look no further than the childish liberal moderators of the sub r/missouri itself. Reddit has a responsibility as an entity offering a public service to end this kind of online bullying, and this attack on conservative thought. Not only is that not what moderators are for, that is not the way mature human beings act, and I wouldn't think that Reddit would like being represented in that fashion. I know other conservatives have dealt with similar situations. A company based in the US should stop this practice immediately where such actions are unwarranted and remove moderators and/or subs that behave in such a manner.

Here’s a little glimpse into the person who sponsored Amendment 7: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/mo-senator-ben-brown-sued-again-for-violating-minimum-wage-law-41125307. Vote no on gaslighting.

55 y/o female iso real answers to questions regarding r/MissouriPolitics. I am finding stats are important because I am of an age where “I was brought up….” & “you’re so irrelevant” play out equally. What’s the new political term? Oh, I’m of the Sandwich Generation! Regardless of what that phrase means to you politically, I have questions. I sincerely have less knowledge of this platform than, say Facebook, Insta, X, SC….you know the usuals for my age. If this never sees the light of day, please I have tried. I do not identify with politics except for what directly affects ME. I do not evangelize my thoughts or opinions to anyone. Call me jaded, but as I get older, I am learning how to navigate this generation in which I have found myself. I am looking for answers to political questions regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or other American traits.

Today’s 🔥 question: Amendment 2, how do I vote?

I disagree with the school funding misinformation, but I’m pro “you do you”. I understand it is a constitutional amendment & some of the implications that go along with it.