Early no-excuse absentee voting is underway for the November 4 special/general election in Jackson County, Missouri. This marks the second special county election this year, following the September 30 recall election for former County Executive Frank White.

A Missouri group is working to overturn the map that gives the state one more Republican seat in Congress. If they get enough signatures, the map cannot take effect unless Missourians approve them.

Springfield residents will vote Nov. 4 on a new fee that would help the city pay for the proposed $175 million convention and event center.

The Kansas City Election Board, 4405 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., has its own voting hours of weekdays Oct. 21-31, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is also the only polling location to have an additional opening on Monday, Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On election day, the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Missouri Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins said any signatures gathered before Wednesday to place a new congressional map up for a vote won't count. Proponents of the redistricting referendum say that's an unlawful attempt to shorten the signature gathering window.

The legal actions illustrate a remarkable attempt to thwart Missourians from striking down the map that splits Kansas City.

A referendum petition seeking to pause recently enacted redistricting legislation has been approved for circulation by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s Office.

If you would like to vote absentee for the November 4 Special Election, you must request an absentee ballot by mail by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22. To vote absentee by mail, you must meet provide one of these reasons for needing to do so:

No-excuse absentee voting for Kansas City's Nov. 4 special election will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and conclude on Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.

In a tragic turn of events, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan was killed in a plane crash just weeks before the 2000 election, but he still won the U.S. Senate seat posthumously, with his wife Jean