The Missouri legislature adjourned on May 17. House Bill 1412, which would have restricted ballot access, failed to advance and is now dead. It would have prevented anyone from running as a party candidate in a primary unless he or she had been registered in that party at least 23 weeks before the candidate filing period opens.

Although Missouri registration forms now allow individuals to register as a party member, there are currently no legal consequences for how anyone registers or doesn’t register. Missouri doesn’t have gather statistics on how many voters register into particular parties.