MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC INSIDER
Friday, January 26, 2024
This Week in Review
MDP Announced Presidential Candidates & Overviewed Presidential Primary Process
This week, the Missouri Democratic Party’s presidential candidate filing period closed and the MDP announced these candidates will appear on the Missouri Democratic Party’s presidential primary ballot:
Joseph R Biden, Jr
Dean Phillips
Stephen P Lyons
Armando Perez-Serrato
Marianne Williamson
Jason Michael Palmer
Uncommitted
“Uncommitted” shall automatically appear on the ballot. Write-ins are not allowed per DNC Rules (Rule 11.C, Rule 14.A, Rule 14.C, Rule 14.D, Rule 14.E, & Rule 15.H)
The following logistical details are confirmed with more information available soon:
- Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2024.
- The Democratic presidential primary will be a hybrid election, offering Missouri Democrats an opportunity to cast their vote by mail or at an in-person voting site from 8 AM until noon on the day of the primary.
- Pending final availability, at least one in-person voting site will be held in each county, with additional sites in larger counties.
- Missourians registered to vote by February 21, 2024, with the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office will be eligible to vote in the Missouri Democratic presidential preference primary election, so long as the voter is not registered as a Republican.
- Ballots will be available for request beginning February 1st via the Missouri Democratic Party’s Website, with distribution beginning mid-February. This request period will close on March 12.
- Ballots must be returned to the MDP by 10 AM on March 23, 2024.
- Votes will be counted by March 25, with the announcement to be made by March 28, 2024.
In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature passed HB 1878, which eliminated Missouri’s state-run presidential preference primary election and designated a party-run system for choosing presidential nominees. This is another attack on free and fair Democratic elections that makes it harder for people to exercise their voting rights. The Missouri Democratic Party adamantly opposed this change, and none of the Democrats serving in the Missouri State House or Senate at the time voted for this bill. Nearly every Republican member supported the measure.
Support the MDP’s efforts to organize around the presidential primary and kick the 2024 election cycle off strong!
Bad Week for Ashcroft, GOP Legislators, and Decorum:
Associated Press: Missouri Republican leader suggests expulsion of GOP lawmaker as tensions mount in state Senate
Missouri Independent: Tempers flare in Missouri Senate during GOP fight over initiative petition changes
Kansas City Star: Dueling at high noon? Missouri Senate Republicans, gripped by conflict, look for way out
KCUR (LISTEN): Warfare between Missouri Senate Republicans escalates with idea of expelling Freedom Caucus leader
KSDK (WATCH): Years of Missouri Senate Republican infighting comes to breaking point
Kansas City Star:Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, accused Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft of violating state law by refusing to turn over the cyber security reviews of the state’s local election authorities
KRCG: Missouri State Auditor downgrades performance of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft
Watch: State Senator JJ Rizzo Called Out GOP Attempts To Strip MO’s ‘One Person, One Vote’
State of the Race
ICYMI: Abortion petition coalition Missourians for Constitutional Freedom raised $1.1 million on launch day
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is a statewide coalition of organizations and concerned citizens from across the state working to establish the right for all Missourians to make decisions about our own reproductive health care – including abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care – without interference from out-of-touch politicians.
The decision of whether or not to have an abortion is a personal choice that should be made by Missourians, their families, and their health care providers – not politicians in Jefferson City. Passing this amendment will end our state’s abortion ban and make sure Missourians and their families can once again make the decisions that are best for them. Decisions around pregnancy, including abortion, birth control, and miscarriage care are personal and private and should be left up to patients and their families. But here in Missouri, politicians are making that decision for us.
Want to Run for Office?
Missouri Democrats need candidates in several key districts and across the state. If you or someone you know is interested in running for state house or just wants to know more about what running would be like, fill out this form to get more information or to sign up to run.
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 24-25, 2024: SIGN UP FOR CAMP CARNAHAN
Missourians who want to run for office or work on Democratic candidate or issue campaigns are invited to sign up for an in-depth training program to equip participants with the skills necessary to win elections. A relaunch of the successful program that has trained over 800 political staff and candidates, Camp Carnahan will be held February 24 & 25, 2024 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
The cost to attend Camp Carnahan is $35 or $25 for students/ seniors and includes membership with the Missouri Democratic Party. Camp Carnahan will provide meals, a workbook pdf sent to each camper, interactions with Democratic elected officials, and an invitation to join our job bank. Trainings will be led by some of Missouri’s most talented campaign professionals and participants may have opportunities to meet and train with prominent national campaigners and political professionals.
What is Camp Carnahan?
Camp Carnahan was started in 1997 by Governor Mel Carnahan and has grown into an important component of the Missouri Democratic Party infrastructure that has successfully trained over 800 campaign professionals across the state. Camp Carnahan will offer participants 3 different learning tracks, each to include lectures and simulations led by campaign professionals from across the country. Participants will be divided into these tracks and then teams, and will compete against each other in a hands-on campaign exercise. The winning teams will be awarded prizes at the end of the day on Sunday.
Tracks include:
Track 1: How to be a Better Candidate
Track 2: Introduction to Campaign Management for Future Paid Professionals
Track 3: Issue Advocacy and Organizing
Jan. 30th: Missouri 2024 Voting Lobby Rights Day Sign-Up
Feb. 3rd : NWPC-STL Training Institute
RSVP By Monday, January 29, 2024
Feb 9th: Greene County Democrats Annual Chili Supper
Feb 13th: Boone County Democrats Annual Chili Supper