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Sept. 9, 2022Maryville, Mo. |  By: Jeremy Werner

New MO election laws confuse residents and election officials

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MARYVILLE, Mo. - Some new voting restrictions in Missouri are confusing voters and even election officials.

An election law, which went in effect on Aug. 28, prohibits compensating people for voter registration activities and soliciting absentee ballot applications, but what does soliciting absentee ballot applications mean?

KXCV/KRNW asked Nodaway County Clerk Melinda Patton.

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Lawsuits have already been filed by the ACLU and others, attempting to block the bill. Several experts say the soliciting absentee ballot applications part may not survive.