January 23, 2024

The Missouri Democratic Party, pursuant to our presidential selection process, is announcing that the period for

presidential candidates to file to appear on the Missouri Democratic presidential primary ballot closed at 5 PM,

January 22, 2024. The following candidates filed and will appear on the ballot for the presidential primary election

scheduled on Saturday, March 23, 2024:

Joseph R Biden, Jr

Dean Phillips

Stephen P Lyons

Armando Perez-Serrato

Marianne Williamson

Jason Michael Palmer

Uncommitted

“Uncommitted” shall automatically appear on the ballot. Write-ins are not allowed per DNC Rules (Rule 11.C, Rule 14.A, Rule 14.C,

Rule 14.D, Rule 14.E, & Rule 15.H)

On the Republican Legislature’s change requiring state parties to run their presidential preference primary

election, Missouri Democratic Party Chair Russ Carnahan released the following statement:

“After the Missouri Republicans eliminated our state-run presidential primary, the Missouri Democratic Party

worked to design the best party-run process possible given the barriers of the new law. The old fashioned

caucus-only election makes it hard to participate in our free and fair Democratic elections and disenfranchises

too many senior citizens, military personnel, those with disabilities, and work or childcare obligations from

exercising their right to vote.” Carnahan said.

“Missouri Democrats sought to make lemonade with these lemons and maximize voter participation by offering

a mail-in and an in-person voting option to Democratic presidential primary voters. It has long been the belief of

the Democratic Party that greater participation in our Democratic elections is what is best for everyone, and the

Missouri Democratic Party will continue to advocate for policies that expand access to voting and fight against

these attacks on our Democratic process and restore Missouri’s state-run presidential primary for future

elections.”

Additionally, the Missouri Democratic Party announced the Democratic National Committee conditionally

approved MDP’s plan for Missouri’s 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary. The following details are confirmed

with more information available soon:

■ Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2024.

■ The Democratic presidential primary will be a hybrid election, offering Missouri Democrats an

opportunity to cast their vote by mail or at an in-person voting site from 8 AM until noon on the day of

the primary.

■ Pending final availability, at least one in-person voting site will be held in each county, with additional

sites in larger counties.

■ Missourians registered to vote by February 21, 2024, with the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office will

be eligible to vote in the Missouri Democratic presidential preference primary election, so long as the

voter is not registered as a Republican.

■ Ballots will be available for request beginning February 1st via the Missouri Democratic Party’s

Website, with distribution beginning Feb 17th. This request period will close on March 12.

■ Ballots must be returned to the MDP by 10 AM on March 23, 2024.

■ Votes will be counted by March 25, with the announcement to be made by March 28, 2024.

Background:

In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature passed HB 1878, which eliminated Missouri’s state-run

presidential preference primary election and designated a party-run system for choosing presidential

nominees. This is another attack on free and fair Democratic elections that makes it harder for people

to exercise their voting rights. The Missouri Democratic Party adamantly opposed this change, and

none of the Democrats serving in the Missouri State House or Senate at the time voted for this bill.

Nearly every Republican member supported the measure.

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Media Contact:

Chelsea Rodriguez, Communications Director

press@missouridems.org