Missouri official: IDs available for voters who need them

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(AP) – A spokeswoman for Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft
says voters who need free identification cards required by a new state law can
get them beginning Thursday.A constitutional amendment approved by voters last November requires photo IDs
for voting, with some exceptions. Voters without proper identification can cast
provisional ballots.

St. Louis residents will vote July 11 to fill St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s
seat on the Board of Aldermen. Special elections are scheduled in August for
vacant legislative seats.

Ashcroft said Wednesday that not everyone who wants an ID will get one by the
July election. Spokeswoman Maura Browning said Thursday that the state can at
least start the process for everyone who requests an ID, but in rare cases the
paperwork may take until after the elections.

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