On May 17, the Missouri legislature adjourned.  The most significant election law bill that passed is SJR 14, a proposed constitutional amendment.  Missouri now has term limits for Governor, but not for any of the other statewide offices.  The bill would change the Constitution to provide for term limits for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Auditor.  The voters will vote on this amendment in November 2020.

Bills that failed would have converted the open primary to a closed primary; provided for ranked choice voting; would have elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor jointly; would have set up automatic voter registration; would have made it more difficult to put initiatives on the ballot; and moved the filing deadline for primary candidates one week earlier.  Thanks to Ken Bush for this news.