No-excuse absentee voting for Missouri’s April municipal election begins

Published: Mar. 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM CDT|Updated: Mar. 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM CDT
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - No-excuse in-person absentee voting began Tuesday across Missouri, ahead of the April 8 municipal elections.

In Greene County, in-person absentee voting is available at the Greene County Elections Center, 1126 N. Boonville Ave. in Springfield, Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. up to and including the day prior to the election, and will also be available on Saturday, April 5 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the same location. Check with your county for its times.

Please note that to vote in-person absentee, by statute, voters must present one of the following forms of photo identification:

  • A non-expired Missouri driver’s or non-driver’s license;
  • A nonexpired military ID, including a veteran’s ID card;
  • A nonexpired United States passport;
  • 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 voting absentee in person prior to Tuesday, March 25, or if voting absentee by mail, voters are required to state one of the following reasons:
  • ·Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
  • Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability on Election Day, including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability and resides at the same address;
  • Religious belief or practice;
  • Employment as an election authority or by an election authority at a location other than such voter’s polling place, a first responder, a health care worker, or a member of law enforcement;
  • · Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained;
  • · Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under RSMo 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.

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