I wonder how many citizens in Benton County know that the presidential preference primaries are being conducted in March? I suspect there are very few who are aware of this and that is the intended consequence of the MO Republican's HB 1878.
In 2022, Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed HB 1878, which eliminated Missouri’s state-run presidential preference primary election and designated a party-run system for choosing presidential nominees which attacks our Democratic elections process. None of the Democrats serving in the MO State House or Senate at the time voted for this bill but every MO GOP member did, which limits participation, and takes away more of our freedom and rights as voters.
The Missouri Democratic Party has designed a process that will encourage wide voter participation by offering both mail-in and in-person voting options to Democratic presidential primary voters on March 23, and will largely be conducted at the county level. In-person voting location for the Benton County Democratic presidential primary will be at the Warsaw Library meeting room from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. More details will be forthcoming but if voters would like to participate, contact the county party - bentondemocrat@gmail.com.
Jacqueline Farr
Chair
Benton County Democratic Party
