Senate committee debates bringing back Missouri presidential primary

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State Sen. Jill Carter, a Granby Republican, presents her bill reinstating the statewide presidential preference primary during a hearing Monday, March 11, 2024, in Missouri Senate Committee Room 2. The state moved away from the presidential primary after a large 2022 bill made major changes to the state's election system.
Genevieve Tlustos/News Tribune photo: State Sen. Jill Carter, a Granby Republican, presents her bill reinstating the statewide presidential preference primary during a hearing Monday, March 11, 2024, in Missouri Senate Committee Room 2. The state moved away from the presidential primary after a large 2022 bill made major changes to the state's election system.


Two years after her conservative colleagues voted in favor of a bill that, in part, eliminated Missouri's presidential preference primary, Sen. Jill Carter wants to bring it back.

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