Elections 101
Within the second week before an election and also within one week of the election.
When is the notice of election published in the newspaper?
115.127
The county clerk shall send this to county committees no later than the 2nd Tuesday before an election
What is a request for a list of at least 6 names for the verification board?
115.499
Five days before Election Day
How early can you begin preparing absentee ballots for tabulation?
115.300
Two during local and special elections. Four during primary and general elections.
What is the minimum number of election judges that can be appointed to serve at each polling place?
115.081
Voters that will be out-of-town on election day, first responders, health care workers, voters incapacited due to illness or disability, military and overseas voters.
What are some examples of voters that are eligible to vote absentee?
115.277
Noon on Friday after election day.
When is the earliest you can certify an election?
115.508
All candidates, except candidates for a county or city committee of a political party
Which candidates need to file a 5120?
115.306
5pm on the eighth Tuesday before the election.
The deadline for anything to be added to the ballot.
115.125
Until December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application.
How long does a military/overseas absentee application last?
115.926
Randomly-drawn 5% of election precincts.
The ballots that need to be manually counted/audited during the certification of the election.
15 CSR 30-110
Any political subdivision or special district, excluding cities, towns, or villages with more than 2000 inhabitants
What districts qualify for non election?
115.124
This Election has write-in candidates
What is the primary election?
115.395
A registered Missouri voter from another county can do this at the office of the local election authority on election day.
What is update their address to vote in the new county?
115.165
The last Tuesday in February of even numbered years.
When does candidate filing start for the primary election?
115.349
Only candidates that are running for the same office or to have their name printed on the ballot are eligible to file a petition to do this.
Who can challenge the qualifications of another candidate?
115.526
A polling place where a voter can vote if they first go to the wrong polling place, update their address from another county on Election Day, have physical disabilities, are elderly, or are otherwise authorized by law.
What is a central polling location?
115.430; 115.115; 115.165
Copy of a birth certificate, Native American tribal document, other proof of United States citizenship, a valid Missouri drivers license or other form of personal identification
What the IDs a voter can show when registering to vote?
115.135
Any candidate who lost by less than 1% of the votes cast for the office, any candidate in a vote for two race who received the 2nd highest number of votes cast and who lost by less than 1% of the votes cast, or any person whose position on a question was defeated by less than 1% of the votes cast on the question
Who has the right to request a recount?
115.601
Available publicly, but shall not be used for commercial purposes.
Who can request voter record information?
115.157
The Department of Revenue, Missouri Ethics Commission, or a court.
Who can disqualify a candidate from the ballot?
115.306, 115.526, 105.492
Twenty-two months.
How long do you need to retain voted ballots and election materials?
115.493
A nonexpired Missouri driver's/non-driver's license, U.S. passport, or military ID
What are valid photo IDs for voting in Missouri?
115.427
Four hours on the Saturday before each election
When do election authority offices have to be open on the weekend?
115.057
Available to candidates or a duly authorized representative of a campaign committee, or any person with written authorization from a candidate, or any person that has applied for an absentee ballot.
Who can request a list of voters that applied for an absentee ballot?
115.289
The longest serving Missouri County Clerk
Who is Mary Jo Spino, Jackson County Clerk, 1991
and
Wendy Flanigan, Platte County 06/14/1993