The biggest issue in the Missouri Secretary of State race this year isn’t the candidates, but the new voting regulations the winner may have to supervise. One of the official duties of the Secretary of State’s Office is to oversee elections. The Republican in the race, Jay Ashcroft, is an attorney, college professor and the son of former Missouri governor and senator, John Ashcroft. The Democrat is Robin Smith, a former television news reporter in St. Louis. Missouri voters are being asked in Amendment 6 whether the state should begin requiring voters to show a government-issued ID in order to vote. Ashcroft wrote the amendment. “I think it’s a simple, common-sense way to protect, to make it more difficult for people to cheat,” Jay Ashcroft said. “I am all for every eligible voter voting. I just want to make sure they do it once.” Smith and other Democrats said a quarter of a million Missouri voters don’t have a government-issued ID, many of them minorities or older residents. Smith said she thinks her right to vote is in jeopardy. “Every person, as long as they meet the residency and age requirements, has the right to vote guaranteed in the Missouri Constitution,” she said. The candidates for governor in Missouri are split on the issue. Republican Eric Greitens said he supports it. Democrat Chris Koster said he opposes the voter photo ID amendment, but called the law that put it on the ballot a good compromise.