HB1878 requires all registered voters in Missouri to provide a photo ID to vote and makes the paper ballot the official ballot. It also modifies several other provisions relating to elections, including prohibiting the use of mail-in ballots, ballot drop boxes for absentee ballots, and electronic vote counting machines.
The Senate passed HB1878 on May 9, 2022, by a vote of 23 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because states should exercise their authority, under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, guaranteeing equal protection of the right of citizens of the United States to vote.