absentee voting information

Registered Missourians who expect to be prevented from going 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:

  1. Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;

  2. 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;

  3. Religious belief or practice;

  4. 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;

  5. Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained.

  6. Certified participation in the address confidentiality program was established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.


    Voters can request absentee ballots from their local election authority in person, by mail, by fax, or by e-mail. Relatives within the second degree (spouse, 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 local election authorities and an absentee ballot application form may be found at the links below.

Mail-in or faxed absentee ballot requests must be received by the election authority no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday prior to any election. Voters can vote 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:

  1. Identification issued by the state of Missouri, an agency of the state, or a local election authority of the state;

  2. Identification issued by the United States government or agency thereof;

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

  4. A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or another government document that contains the name and address of the voter; or

  5. Other identification is approved by the secretary of state under rules promulgated pursuant to Missouri 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.
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Absentee Ballot Applications may be submitted to our office either by mail, Email, or fax:
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Mail:
Randolph County Clerk
372 Highway JJ, Ste. 2B
Huntsville, MO 65259

Email: katherine.lierly@randolphcounty-mo.gov

Fax: 844-402-9963