Late last week, the Missouri House Rules (Legislative) Committee voted 8-4 in favor of legislation restoring a presidential primary election in the Show-Me state. That measure, HB 2387/2480, was subsequently reported out of that committee at the end of March with a "do pass" recommendation from the panel.
This bill would not only reestablish a state-run presidential primary in Missouri, but would also schedule the election for Super Tuesday and legally bind the allocation and selection of delegates to the national convention based on the results of the primary.
The second committee should clear the bill for consideration by the full Missouri House (if the body opts to bring it up).
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Noteworthy: Interestingly, the Rules Committee vote on HB 2387/2480 was largely along party lines. Eight of the nine Republicans on the panel voted in favor while the three Democrats were joined by the committee's Republican vice chair in opposition. That is a partisan reversal of sorts as all three Democrats present for the Elections Committee vote earlier in the month supported the amended measure. One representative, Rep. Keri Ingle (D-35th, Lee's Summit), even flipped from supporting the amended version in Elections to voting against in Rules. The bill was not further amended in Rules. The second panel passed the same version that made it out of Elections.
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