Missouri: Questions about absentee ballots coming in for healthcare initiative
Mo. — Absentee voters are already weighing in on ballot issues that will be decided at the polls across the state on Aug. 3. It’s possible that some absentee votes on a statewide issue won’t be counted. Printed ballots have a polarizing question — should Missouri deny the federal government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to buy private health insurance, which is what the Federal Healthcare Reform Act aims to do. But, since federal law trumps state law, experts say the initiative by Lt. Gov.