As always, it's best to double check with your state for any recent changes to election rules: Missouri Election Website
COVID-19 info for Missouri
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Missouri voter registration
- In Person: Received by the fourth Wednesday prior to Election Day.
- By Mail: Postmarked by the fourth Wednesday prior to Election Day.
- Online: Received by the fourth Wednesday before Election Day.
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To vote in Missouri you must:
- Be a citizen of the United States;
- Be a resident of Missouri;
- Be at least 17‑1/2 years of age (you must be 18 to vote);
- Not be on probation or parole after conviction of a felony, until finally discharged from such probation or parole;
- Not be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with a voting or election offense (unless fully pardoned);
- Not be adjudged incapacitated by any court of law;
- Not be confined under a sentence of imprisonment.
- Use our Register to Vote Tool to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
- Sign and date your form. This is very important!
- Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
- Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.
- If you have been convicted of a felony and have questions about whether you can register to vote, visit Restore Your Vote to determine your eligibility.
Missouri absentee ballots
- In Person: Received by 5pm on the day before Election Day.
- By Mail: Received by 5pm on the second Wednesday prior to Election Day.
- Online: N/A
- Received by the close of polls on Election Day.
No excuse is required to vote in-person by absentee ballot beginning the second Tuesday before Election Day.
Before that date, you can vote by absentee ballot in Missouri if:
- You will be absent from your voting jurisdiction on Election Day.
- You are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability on Election Day, or primarily responsible for caring for a person who resides at the same address who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability.
- You are restricted by religious belief or practice.
- You are employed as or by an Election Day authority at a location other than your polling place.
- You are employed as a first responder.
- You are employed as a health care worker.
- You are employed as a member of law enforcement.
- You are incarcerated but have retained all your voting qualifications.
- You are a program participant in the Department of State's Address Confidentiality Program.
- Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
- Sign and date the form. This is very important!
- Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We'll provide the mailing address for you.
- All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. Your Local Election Official will also let you fax or email the application.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
- Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.
- Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
- Sign and date where indicated.
- Place the ballot in the ballot envelope, seal the envelope and fill out the statement on the ballot envelope.
- If returning the ballot by mail, have a notary sign where indicated and mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
- If returning the ballot in person, sign the affidavit in front of the election official who is receiving your ballot.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
Missouri Early Voting
Missouri offers in-person no-excuse absentee voting at locations designated by local county election authorities starting the second Tuesday before Election Day. A qualifying photo ID is required to vote by no-excuse absentee ballot in person.
The day before Election Day.
Missouri voter ID
If you are voting in person in Missouri, you must present one of the following forms of ID at the time you vote:
- A Missouri driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A Missouri non-driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
- A nonexpired United States passport; or
- Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.
If you've voted in Missouri before or provided a qualifying ID at the time of registration, you don't need to provide ID to vote by mail.
If you registered by mail and this will be your first time voting and you did not include a form of ID when you registered, you must include a copy of a ID with your ballot request form. Examples of acceptable ID include:
- A Missouri driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A Missouri non-driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
- A nonexpired United States passport; or
- Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.
If you are voting by no-excuse absentee ballot in person before Election Day, you must present one of the following forms of ID at the time you vote:
- A Missouri driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A Missouri non-driver license that is nonexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election;
- A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
- A nonexpired United States passport; or
- Another photo ID issued by the United States or the state of Missouri which is either not expired or expired after the date of the most recent general election.
Offsite links
- State Election Website
- Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. These are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.
- Find your polling place
- Learn more about absentee voting
- Learn more about voter ID
- State Election Code