Registered Missourians who will not be able to go to their polling
place on Election Day may vote absentee beginning six weeks prior to an
election.
Absentee voters must provide one of the following reasons
for voting absentee:
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Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the
election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
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Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical
disability, including a person who is primarily responsible for the
physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to
illness or
disability;
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Religious belief or practice;
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Employment as an election authority, as a member of an
election authority, or by an election authority at a location other
than such voter's polling place;
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Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting
are retained.
Voters can request absentee ballots from their local
election authority in person or by fax. Faxed absentee ballot requests
should be submitted to the appropriate local election authority.
Relatives within the first degree (parents and children) may complete
an absentee ballot application, in person, on behalf of the voter who
wishes to vote absentee. DO NOT SEND ABSENTEE BALLOT
APPLICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. ABSENTEE BALLOT
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITY
BY THE DEADLINE IN ORDER TO BE VALID. Contact information for
your local election authority:
Barbara Daly
County Clerk
104 W. Main, Suite B
Warrenton, MO 63383
(636) 456-3331
FAX (636) 456-1801
Mail in or faxed absentee ballot requests must be received
by the election authority no later than the 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday
prior to any election. Voters can vote by absentee in the office of the
local
election authority until 5:00 p.m. the night before the
election.
Voters requesting an absentee ballot by mail who have
registered by mail and have not voted in person are required to submit
a copy of their personal identification unless they provided a copy
with their registration application. Examples of acceptable
identification are:
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Identification issued by the state of Missouri, an
agency of the state, or a local election authority of the
state;
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Identification issued by the United States government
or agency thereof;
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Identification issued by an institution of higher
education, including a university, college, vocational and technical
school, located within the state of Missouri;
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A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement,
government check, paycheck or other government document that contains
the name and address of the voter;
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Driver's license or state identification card
issued by another state; or
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Other identification approved by the secretary of
state under rules promulgated pursuant to subsection 3 of this
section other identification approved by federal law.
This identification requirement, as well as the notary
requirement for absentee ballots, does not apply to overseas voters,
those on active military duty or members of their immediate family
living with them or
voters who are permanently disabled and their caregivers.
Additional information for military and overseas voters may
be found at the section entitled Military
and
Overseas
Voters.
Missouri law requires that, before receiving a ballot, voters must
identify themselves by presenting a form of personal identification
from the following list:
- A voter ID card
- Identification issued by the State of Missouri or any
agency of the state.
- Identification issued by any agency of the United States
Government.
- Identification issued by an institution of higher learning
located in Missouri (university, college, trade or technical
school).
- A current utility bill, bank statement, government check or
other government document containing the name and address of the
voter?
- Driver's license or state identification card issued by any
state.
- Person knowledge of the voter by both election supervisors
upon completion of a voter affidavit that is signed by both supervisors
and the voter
NOTE: If the voter does not have any identification
and is not personally known by both supervisors, he/she may not vote.