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401:. Ashcroft's claims about voter fraud, as well as the need for photo ID laws to combat voter fraud, were a central aspect of his 2016 campaign for the office of Missouri Secretary of State. He has asserted that voter fraud is common enough to have "changed elections." Election fraud did change the outcome in a Kansas City election when an aunt and uncle voted illegally for a state representative who won by one vote. The type of voter fraud that would be addressed through Ashcroft's preferred legislation, which critics say suppresses turnout, is extremely rare. In defending a push for stricter photo-ID laws, Ashcroft cited one instance where a couple illegally voted, but omitted that the photo-ID laws that Ashcroft was advocating for would not have prevented the couple from voting. According to the
509:. The proposal details procedures and processes each library would be required to implement in order to continue receiving state funding. More than 10,000 comments were submitted in the 30-day public comment period, and library industry leaders and associations voiced their opposition. In response to backlash, Ashcroft described the state-wide rules as a move toward "local control" and said "I'm not the one making a big deal about this. It's the libraries."
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to investigate supposed voter fraud, to a request for
Missourians voting data. At the time, Missouri was one of only three states to comply with the commission - which was required by Missouri law. Officials of both parties in many states declined to turn over data to the commission, variously citing
385:. Judge John E. Beetem rewrote the summaries for all six initiatives. In his view, Ashcroft's summaries did not fairly represent the purposes or effect and lacked reference to alternative reproductive care mentioned in the initiatives. Ashcroft appealed the case to
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voter privacy and stating that the commission would legitimize Trump's claims of massive voter fraud. He said he would give out voters' names, addresses, birthdates, where they voted and when, also required by
Missouri law.
469:(ESG) investment practices in Missouri Congress, Ashcroft utilized the powers of his office to set a rule requiring disclosure forms for utilization of ESG scores. The rule has been criticized as "anti-free market" by the
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Republican proposals to reduce the number of Missouri ballot initiative petitions and make it harder for ballot initiatives to win approval in elections.
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that the bill is aimed to counter a Biden veto on federal ESG laws. The coordinated targeting of ESG practices are led by conservative lawyer
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455:2018 campaign for the U.S. Senate
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1078:Bruce, Betsy (August 26, 2016).
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792:John R. "Jay" Ashcroft
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1225:. November 9, 2016.
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