This book updates the second edition of this detailed book by examining many significant political changes that Missouri has undergone since 1983. Nowhere else can there be found in such a small volume such deep analysis of Missouri Constitutional provisions, the General Assembly rules and regulations, the intricate legislative process, the outmoded nominating caucuses, the complicated Republican and Democratic formulas for allocation of state delegates to the national conventions, National Committee allocation formulas, the New Missouri Campaign Finance Disclosure Law, and particularly civil rights.