JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill containing a number of changes to elections and voting, including a requirement to have a government-issued photo ID, into law Wednesday. House Bill 1878 also allows for two weeks of early in-person voting without needing an excuse, bans drop boxes for absentee ballots, allows the Secretary of State to audit voter rolls, bans private donations to election authorities and eliminates Missouri's presidential preference primary. "In 2020 and years prior, Missouri has conducted free, fair, and secure elections, but with changing technologies and new emerging threats, we want to ensure they remain...