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Tag: Election 2020

In a file photo, person's hand is pictured dropping a ballot into a drop box at a polling site.
Posted inElections

What’s on your Missouri ballot for the Nov. 8 midterm election?

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

In-person absentee voting starts this week in Missouri, and Kansas City area voters can begin casting ballots in races like the U.S. House and Senate, as well as state legislative races and a handful of proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. The Beacon compiled a guide to what’s on your Missouri ballot for the Nov. 8 […]

Kansas Citians gathered Nov. 7 at Mill Creek Park near the Country Club Plaza to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

After days of waiting, Kansas City residents react to Joe Biden’s projected win over Donald Trump

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal November 10, 2020August 7, 2022
The word 'vote' filled with faces of Kansas City area voters The Beacon talked to on election day.
Posted inCivic Engagement

In their words: Kansas City voters on the unprecedented 2020 Election

by Jamie Hobbs and Zachary Linhares November 4, 2020August 7, 2022
Voters who may have been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19 waited in a long line at Union Station for curbside voting on Election Day. The KCEB stressed that voters who tested positive for COVID-19 use the curbside voting service. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

COVID-positive voters in Kansas City face hours-long wait times on Election Day

Brittany Callan by Jamie Hobbs, Zachary Linhares and Brittany Callan November 3, 2020August 7, 2022
An read white and blue VOTE HERE sign outside a voting location.
Posted inCivic Engagement

Live Coverage: Election Day 2020

Avatar photoBrittany Callan by Celisa Calacal, Brittany Callan and Jamie Hobbs November 3, 2020August 7, 2022
Voters in Kansas City, Missouri cast their ballots during the state's primary elections Aug. 4. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Election Day: Everything you need to know

Avatar photoJennifer Hack Wolf headshot by Celisa Calacal and Jennifer Hack Wolf November 2, 2020August 7, 2022
Rafael Medrano Jr. stands in front of his parents' home in the Argentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Medrano Jr. is one of the thousands of Kansans who are registered as unaffiliated rather than with a political party. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Disenchanted by the major parties, young Kansas voters are more likely to register as independents

by Jamie Hobbs and Alexis Allison November 2, 2020August 7, 2022
In-person absentee voting at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. (Chase Castor/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Transportation can be a barrier for some Kansas City voters. Here’s how to get to the polls.

Brittany Callan by Brittany Callan October 31, 2020August 7, 2022
Missouri's Safe at Home program is meant to protect people who have experienced domestic abuse and forms of sexual violence. However, the program lacks a basic safeguard. (Photo Illustration/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Safe at home? Missouri law fails to safeguard some abuse survivors who register to vote

by Alexis Allison October 30, 2020August 7, 2022
Ryan Hussey, 35, of Overland Park, Kansas, changed his party registration from Republican to Democrat since the 2016 election. (Zach Bauman/The Beacon)
Posted inCivic Engagement

Is a ‘blue wave’ coming for Kansas? Here’s what the data says

Avatar photo by Celisa Calacal and Alexis Allison October 28, 2020August 7, 2022

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