In a win for the integrity of Missouri’s elections, a state judge tossed a leftist-backed lawsuit seeking to strike down the Show Me State’s voter ID requirements.
Authored by Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem, the Monday decision came in response to a lawsuit brought by the Missouri NAACP and several state residents, who contended that the state’s voter identification rules burdened their ability to vote in elections. The provisions were included in a 2022 law (HB 1878) signed by GOP Gov. Mike Parsons, which requires eligible Missouri electors to provide an approved form of photo ID in order to vote.
Beetem ruled that plaintiffs lack standing to bring the case, specifically noting how the individual challengers “have not provided sufficient evidence that they are harmed by HB 1878’s voter ID provisions.” Organizational plaintiffs, he…
