State Reps. Jim Murphy and Michael O’Donnell, both R-Oakville, hosted a town hall Feb. 19 to allow citizens to ask questions about the election process and the state’s efforts to keep elections fair. The event was held at Mehlville High School’s Nottlemann Auditorium with Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, St. Louis County Directors of Elections.
State Rep. Jim Murphy and Rep. Michael O’Donnell, both R-Oakville, are holding a town hall meeting to give Missourians a chance to learn about the state’s efforts to protect the voting process. The two legislators will host an Election Integrity town hall Saturday, Jan. 15 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Mehlville High School’s Nottlemann.
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St. Charles County rejected more than 1,000 ballots in the 2020 general election more than any other county in the state.
St. Charles County had among the highest rates of ballots thrown out in November’s general election in Missouri.
County election officials rejected 1,031 absentee and mail-in ballots, more than any other county in the state, data from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office shows. That’s 1.5% of all the early votes cast in St. Charles County and more than twice the statewide average.
Kurt Bahr, the county s director of elections, said he was surprised that the county ranked so high for ballot rejections. The responsibility to correctly cast a ballot lies with the voter, he said, not the election authority.