JEFFERSON CITY -- "There are so many people that are so excited to register," said Polly Edelstein with the Stephens College Democrats.

Edelstein was one of many volunteers trying to recruit new registered voters by Wednesday's deadline. So far this year, Republicans and Democrats have registered more than 220,000 new Missouri voters.

But former Republican Sen. Jack Danforth says a number of those new voters might not be legit.

"There was a recent case in Jackson County Missouri," Danforth said by phone. "Where the same person was registered 10 times under 10 different addresses, different social security numbers."

Danforth points the finger at ACORN, a housing advocacy group that's held massive voter registration drives.

Much like eight years ago, allegations of voter registration fraud have already begun to surface. Kansas City election officials report receiving hundreds of questionable or fraudulent voter cards - most sent in by ACORN.

The Secretary of State's office says they are working with Kansas City election officials, and working to clean up voter rolls.

"The system is working," said communications director Laura Egerdal. "We've caught these problems before Election Day or before these voters were placed on the rolls. So what happened today should remind us that we can have confidence in our election system."

Report criticizes some election reforms

One group says there's still plenty of work to be done.

A recent report by the non-partisan group Common Cause looked at the election reform progress since 2006 in 10 key swing states. Missouri received six "unsatisfactory" marks and 13 "acceptable."

"We're not sure how Common Cause came up with their standards," said Egerdal. "And we're not exactly sure that they got the situation in Missouri quite right."

The report criticized Missouri's registration process that requires a person to show a driver's license or Social Security number that matches a state or federal database. It's done to prevent fraud but some believe it's also a deterrent to voting.

But state officials say they accept a number of forms of ID - even a utility bill is enough to prove your identity.

The report also takes issue with the fact that a vote, or provisional ballot, legally can't be counted if it's cast in the wrong polling place. State officials say it's key to know where to vote and to have an ID in hand before you go.

The Common Cause report ranked Missouri somewhere in the middle. Florida was ranked as most problematic. But the report wasn't all bad for the Show-Me State. Missouri received three "exemplary" marks: for poll worker training, voter ID requirements and for a law that makes voter intimidation a felony.

This year the Secretary of State's office is spending $2 million to hire an additional 7000 additional poll workers. They've also launched a new voter Web site to answer questions. You can find that, along with the Common Cause report, below.