Voter Registration Deadline: Postmarked or received by the 4th Wednesday before Election Day

2022

• Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: July 6

• Primary Election: August 2

• General Election Voter Registration Deadline: October 12

• General Election: November 8

• More election information available at: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri

• Online voter registration available at: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/votemissouri/request

• Mail-in voter registration form available at: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Elections/VoterRegistration/Home/Print

Students have a decision about where to register to vote.

You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family's home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.

You may only be registered and vote in one location.

Missouri’s voter registration form asks for your Missouri driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it.

Missouri requires a photo or non-photo ID to vote a regular ballot in person. Acceptable IDs are:

• Identification issued by the state of Missouri, an agency of the state, or a local election authority of the state

• Identification issued by the United States government or agency thereof

• Identification issued by an institution of higher education, including a university, college, vocational and technical school, located within the state of Missouri

• A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document that contains the name and address of the voter

Make a plan. Look up your voting site and hours at: https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/PRD/VoterOutreach/VOSearch.aspx

By Mail

Missouri requires an excuse to vote by mail. Voters are eligible to vote by mail using one of the following excuses:

• Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which the voter is registered

• Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physicsl 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

• Religious belief or practice

• 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

• Incarceration, provided all qualififaction for voting are retained

• Certified participation in the address confidentiality program 

You may request an absentee ballot from your local election authority either in person or by mail or fax. A request form is also available at https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionGoVoteMissouri/AbsenteeBallotrequestformfillable.pdf.

Absentee ballot requests must be received by the local election authority by 5 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday before Election Day.

Completed absentee ballots must be received by an election authority by close of polls Election Day.

Early In-Person

Voters who qualify to vote by mail may alternatively cast an abentee ballot in person at their local election official's office, starting six weeks before Election Day until 5 p,m, the day before Election Day.

Election Day

Voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time then you have a right to vote.

Curbside voting is available for voters with disabilities.

Registering to Vote Does Not Affect Your:

Federal Financial Aid

Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA.

Status as a Dependent on Your Parents’ Taxes

Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.

Tuition Status

Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.

Will registering to vote in Missouri affect my driver’s license or car registration?

As a new resident of Missouri, you may be required to obtain a Missouri driver’s license or update your car registration, regardless of whether you registered to vote there. For more information, you may wish to contact the Missouri Department of Revenue.

Fair Elections Center and Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed Missouri legal professional.

Last updated July 2021