Saturday s primary was the first party-run presidential contest since Missouri Republicans passed a 2020 law that created stricter voting requirements.
BOONE COUNTY â The Boone County Muleskinners and the Boone County Pachyderm Club will host an educational event called Show Me The Vote, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
David Lile from KFRU will moderate the event. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, state Elections Co-Director Chrissy Peters, Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and Cooper County Clerk Sarah Herman will attend as panelists.
The focus of the forum is to educate and inform the public about voting processes, equipment and regulations. It will mainly be conducted in a Q&A format.
âIt has been rare for Democrats and Republicans to work together these days. I hope this event to be a start for this continues to happen,â Scott Cristal of the Muleskinners, a Democratic club, said. âCome with questions and curiosity. It will be very informative.â
By Emmet Jamieson
The Boone County Democratic Party nominated Columbia attorney David Tyson Smith on Jan. 20 to run in the April 6 special election for former state Rep. Kip Kendrick’s seat.
Tyson, if elected, will represent House District 45, which includes downtown Columbia and most of the MU campus, in the Missouri House of Representatives. He would be the first Black man to represent Columbia in the chamber, as well as the first to hold any seat based in mid-Missouri.
Rep. Kendrick retired from his seat last year to serve as chief of staff to newly elected state Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City. Rep. Kendrick had just won re-election, so his stepping down triggered a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of his term.
David Tyson Smith nominated by Boone County Democrats for House District 45 special election
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Boone County Democratic Legislative Committee for House District 45 has chosen their nominee for the upcoming special election.
“We were presented with three really strong candidates to choose from (Scott Cristal, Caleb Hall, and David Tyson Smith) and no matter who we picked, we know that person would represent the district well,” says Ward 2 Committeewoman Karen Sicheneder. “We all took very careful consideration of each candidate, interviewed each candidate, and spoke with people all over the district before making our final vote.
“We had three great candidates, all of whom could represent both the 45th Legislative District and the Boone County Democratic Party well, but we have to choose one. So, on this historic day where Kamala Harris became not only the first woman, but the first woman of color to be inaugurated as the Vice -President of the United