elections
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Boone County Election Systems Clear of PHP Flaw, Clerk Says
Boone County’s election equipment has nothing to do with the software bug making national headlines, according to County Clerk Brianna Lennon — but with Election Day three weeks off, she says a different kind of…
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The Daily Rundown — Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Wednesday morning in Rocheport: temperatures near 50 degrees at sunrise, partly sunny skies, and barely a breath of wind — about as easy a morning as October gets. Here’s what’s worth knowing around Rocheport, New…
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Where the Candidates in Contested County Races Stand: Boone, Howard and Cooper
Most county offices on the Nov. 3 ballot in Boone, Howard and Cooper counties have one candidate each. Only two county-level races in the three counties have more than one name: a Boone County judgeship…
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Where the Candidates for the Missouri House Stand: A Guide for Rocheport, Howard and Cooper Voters
Rocheport’s seat in the Missouri House isn’t contested this fall. Rep. Adrian Plank, a Democrat, is the only certified candidate in District 47, which includes Rocheport, according to the Secretary of State’s certified candidate list.…
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Where the Candidates for Congress Stand: A Guide for Boone, Howard and Cooper Voters
Voters in Boone, Howard and Cooper counties will pick a member of the U.S. House on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in one of two races. Rocheport and all of Cooper County are in the 3rd District.…
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How Boone, Howard and Cooper Counties Voted in 2024 on Issues Back Before Voters This Year
Two of the questions on this year’s Missouri ballot trace back to votes taken in November 2024. Amendment 3 this year would repeal the reproductive-rights amendment voters approved then. The paid sick leave and minimum…
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Amendment 8 Explained: What Putting County Sheriffs in the Missouri Constitution Would Change
Amendment 8 on the Nov. 3 ballot would write the office of county sheriff into the Missouri Constitution. For the sheriffs of Boone, Howard and Cooper counties, day-to-day work would not change. What would change…
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Amendment 6 Explained: Who Gets the Last Word on Laws Voters Pass by Petition
Amendment 6 on the Nov. 3 ballot asks Missouri voters whether lawmakers should lose some of their power to change laws that voters themselves passed by petition. The petition process has produced a string of…
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Prop L, Boone County’s Jail Tax: What a Yes or a No Would Mean for Rocheport
Boone County voters, including everyone in Rocheport, will decide Nov. 3 whether to raise the county sales tax by 3/8 of a cent to build a new jail. Proposition L is the only local question…
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Early Voting Runs Oct. 20–Nov. 2 in Boone, Howard and Cooper Counties: Where, When and What to Bring
When is early voting? Any registered voter in Boone, Howard or Cooper County can vote in person from Tuesday, Oct. 20, through 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, without giving a reason. Missouri’s no-excuse absentee window…