The Missouri Republican State Committee says it will be holding its state convention by mail-in ballot after the venue of choice cited COVID-19 social distancing laws and declined to host the event.

The Missouri GOP Committee says the venue and the GOP attempted to work out a solution but could find none.

According to an email sent out by the party, the mail-in voting for the 2020 state convention will work as following:

• MRP would set an early June deadline for the submission of nominations for the various positions that will be voted upon (national delegates/alternates, eclectors, national committeeman, national committee woman).
• Once slate submissions are received, the MRP will print and mail official ballots to all delegates and alternates.
• Delegates and alternates will have approximately one week to complete and return their ballots. MRP will require ballots to be postmarked by a return date.
• MRP will provide are turn envelope for the ballots.
• The credentials committee appointed last fall, chaired by Stanley Cox, will oversee the counting of the ballots.